Tool to give more leverage when throwing a dart-like projectile.
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Examples for "atlatl "
1 Bone spear throwers, or atlatls -which greatly increase the velocity of javelins -appear by 18,000 years ago.
1 He held up his spear, already on his spear - thrower ready to launch.
2 He remembered running toward them with his spear ready in his spear - thrower .
3 I want to get the spear - thrower and spears I'm making for Lanidar.
4 This behavior was effective against most predators, but not against a spear - thrower .
5 You should go and see the man demonstrate the spear - thrower he made.
6 He placed the spear on his spear - thrower to have it in readiness.
7 She got her spear - thrower and a couple of spears and walked back.
8 And she showed me how to throw a spear with that spear - thrower .
9 With her heart pounding in her throat, she picked up Jondalar's spear - thrower !
10 You can see why the spear - thrower would be a great advantage, Jondalar explained.
11 Though the idea was ingenious, the spear - thrower itself was deceptively simple.
12 She decided that there was no reason the belt couldn't hold her spear - thrower .
13 The long-distance cast of the spear - thrower gave Ayla her only advantage.
14 Nearly everyone can handle a spear without a spear - thrower , including women.
15 The woman armed her spear - thrower and started for the indecisive pack.
16 He could learn to throw a spear, especially using a spear - thrower .
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