dart thrower

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   a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear

   Synonymsthrowing stickthrowing boardspear thrower

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Questions about dart thrower

What does dart thrower mean?

dart thrower means "a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear".

What is another word for dart thrower?

Close synonyms include throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dart thrower a common word?

dart thrower is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.