单词 | atlatl |
释义 | atlatln. A throwing-stick used by North American Indians and Inuits. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [noun] > specific for throwing > hurled with throwing-stick > spear-throwing stick throwing-stick1770 woomera1817 spear-thrower1827 throwing board1832 woomerang1849 throw-stick1869 atlatl1871 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. ii. 60 The highest people known to have used the spear-thrower proper are the Aztecs. Its existence among them is vouched for..by its name ‘atlatl’. 1910 F. W. Hodge Handbk. Amer. Indians II. 746/1 Throwing stick. This implement, called also throwing board, dart sling, and atlatl, is an apparatus for hurling a lance, spear, or harpoon at birds and aquatic animals. 1933 A. A. Morris Digging in Southwest iv. 45 The bow and arrow had not yet come into use, but instead game and enemies were reduced by long darts hurled with an atlatl. 1988 R. Hassig Aztec Warfare 33 Veteran warriors taught the youths to handle weapons—how to shoot arrows from a bow, how to throw darts with an atlatl. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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