Javelin

(noun.) a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events.

(noun.) an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible.

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• Running, wrestling, cudgel-playing, throwing the javelin, drawing the bow, etc. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Cedric hath another javelin stuck into his girdle, and thou knowest he does not always miss his mark. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• A musket is a more expensive machine than a javelin or a bow and arrows; a cannon or a mortar, than a balista or a catapulta. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Celia was inwardly frightened, and ready to run away, now she had hurled this light javelin. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Replacing his javelin, he resumed his seat, bent his looks downward, and appeared to be absorbed in melancholy reflection. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• What will it cost beyond the blow of a poniard, or the thrust of a javelin, to silence his opposition for ever? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• No full-bottomed wig, no red petticoats, no fur, no javelin-men, no white wands. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The javelins and arrows which were thrown or shot in an ancient one, could easily be picked up again, and were, besides, of very little value. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.

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