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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Javelin \Jave"lin\, v. t. To pierce with a javelin. [R.] --Tennyson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Javelin \Jave"lin\, n. [F. javeline; akin to Sp jabalina It giavelina and F. javelot OF gavlot. Cf {Gavelock}.] A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game. Flies the javelin swifter to its mark, Launched by the vigor of a Roman arm? --Addison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: javelin n 1: an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible 2: a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Javelin (1.) Heb. hanith a lance, from its flexibility (1 Sam. 18:10, 11; 19:9, 10; 20:33). (2.) Heb. romah, a lance for heavy-armed troops, so called from its piercing (Num. 25:7). (See {ARMS}.)
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