Atlatl Definition
ät-lätl
atlatls
noun
A throwing device usually consisting of a stick fitted with a thong or socket to steady the butt of a spear or dart and extend the length it travels.
American Heritage
A spear thrower consisting of a wooden stick with a thong or perpendicularly protruding hook on the rear end that grips a grove or socket on the butt of its accompanying spear (dart), intended to steady the spear immediately prior to throwing, to increase its potential range when thrown, and to increase its force of penetration of the target. [from 19th c.]
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Atlatl
Noun
Singular:
atlatl
Plural:
atlatlsOrigin of Atlatl
Nahuatl from atla to throw
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Classical Nahuatl ahtlatl.
From Wiktionary
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