27 examples of throwing-stick in sentences

On the other side of the medal, Minerva, with a Gorgon-furnished shield and a beautiful bone-tipped harpoon, as it looked, with a throwing-stick and all complete.

On the bank of the river we saw two black gins, who climbed a tree on our approach, and in the afternoon came to the camp with an old man, and after some unintelligible conversation departed; they had neither clothes or weapons, except a throwing-stick of the same form as those used by the blacks of the southern shore of the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The little old hunter poised his spear on the throwing-stick, swept his arm back as he ran, and delivered the cast.

"And when the elders spoke of the great beasts I should have to slay, the young men laid beside me my strongest bow and straightest arrows, my throwing-stick, my spear and knife.

The following day Mr. Cunningham, being in search of plants, fell in with a party of natives consisting of ten or twelve men; two of them carried each a bundle of spears and a throwing-stick: Mr. Cunningham endeavoured to persuade the three foremost to approach, but they were alarmed at a dog that was with him; seeing this he sent away the only man who accompanied him with the animal, and at last enticed them to draw near.

The spears were then divided amongst the natives who fixed them in their throwing-sticks ready to throw.

The spear was of very rude form and seemed to be a branch of the mangrove-tree, made straight by the effect of fire: it did not appear that they used the throwing-stick.

The only weapons they appeared to carry were throwing-sticks, which we easily obtained in exchange for some grains of Indian corn.

4. Throwing-stick.

THE THIRD'S SOUND: MEARA OR THROWING-STICK.

THE THIRD'S SOUND: METHOD OF PROPULSION OF SPEAR BY A MEARA OR THROWING-STICK.

This last spear is propelled by a throwing-stick, which was also found lying by it.

Whilst they remained with us Mr. Baskerville took a man from each mess to the oyster-bank; here he was joined by an Indian carrying some spears and a throwing-stick, but on Mr. Baskerville's calling for a musket that was in the boat (to the use of which they were not strangers) he laid aside his spears, which probably were only carried for the purpose of striking fish, and assisted our people in collecting the oysters.

After the vessel was secured the launch and jolly-boat were sent to the watering-place in the outer bay, where the eastern party were assembled with a bundle of spears, throwing-sticks, and knives, for barter.

While Mr. Bedwell was purchasing the spears and other weapons Jack brought him a throwing-stick that he had previously concealed behind a bush and sold it to him for a biscuit; but after he had embarked and the boat was leaving the shore he threw it among his companions, thereby affording us a most satisfactory proof of the sincerity of his intentions.

Some of these throwing-sticks, or mearas, were three inches broad and two feet six inches long.

Spear-throwing-stick : Meara.

Throwing-stick :

With the help of a throwing-stick, or rather whip, wooden spears could be thrown in the sieges more than a hundred yards.

The islanders had their bows and arrows, and the others their spears and throwing-sticks.

The spears of the Port Essington natives may be divided into two classesfirst, those thrown with the hand alone, and second, those propelled by the additional powerful leverage afforded by the throwing-stick.

The smallest, which is no bigger than an arrow, is propelled by a large flat and supple throwing-stick to a great distance, but not with much precision.

These large reed-shafted spears are thrown with a stiff flat throwing-stick a yard long, and with pretty certain effect within sixty paces.

About 200 yards from the first camping-place, two groups of strange natives, chiefly men, were assembled with throwing-sticks in their hands and bundles of spears.

However I promised to protect him, and loaded one barrel with ball, which gave him increased confidence, still he insisted upon carrying a large bundle of spears and a throwing-stick.

27 examples of  throwing-stick  in sentences