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atlatl

[ aht-laht-l ]

/ ˈɑtˌlɑt l /

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noun Archaeology.

spear-thrower(def 2).

Origin of atlatl

First recorded in 1870–75, atlatl is from the Nahuatl word ahtlatl

Words nearby atlatl

atlanto-occipital membrane, atlantoaxial, atlas, atlas cedar, atlas mountains, atlatl, atli, atlo-, atloaxoid, atm, atm.

Example sentences from the Web for atlatl

The water jug, the aspergill, and the atlatl and quiver of lances disappeared from the table.

The Hohokam Dig |Theodore Pratt
This suggests, of course, that this may have been a dart for use with a thrower or atlatl.

A Burial Cave in Baja California |William C. Massey
B is walking with the atlatl in his hand, and armed with javelins.

Commentary on the Maya Manuscript in the Royal Public Library of Dresden |Ernst Frsteman
The derivation from atlatl, arrow, would seem more appropriate to the words of this hymn.

Rig Veda Americanus |Various

An atlatl was the weapon which had replaced the stone axe in the stone age.

The Hohokam Dig |Theodore Pratt