Definition of Javelen
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 the 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.
Jave"lin, v. t. To pierce with a
javelin. [R.] Tennyson.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon
- A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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