🪃 A returning boomerang 🏹 A spear tool

throwing stick

8.4

A curved wooden tool that comes back to the thrower when thrown correctly

noun

: bumerán

With the proper technique, a throwing stick will curve and return to your hand.

Examples

The Aboriginal people are skilled in crafting and using the throwing stick.
My grandfather brought back a throwing stick from his travels in Australia.
He threw the throwing stick with great skill.
Can you show me how to use a throwing stick?
The Aboriginal people are skilled in crafting and using the throwing stick.
With the proper technique, a throwing stick will curve and return to your hand.
My grandfather brought back a throwing stick from his travels in Australia.

Synonyms

boomerang

vsthrowing stick

7 3.7

A curved flat piece of wood that returns when thrown correctly

is a general returning curved piece rather than the culturally specific traditional form

throw stick

vsthrowing stick

8.2

A curved stick that comes back to the thrower when thrown correctly

is the identical concept but uses a different grammatical form of the name

Surface Forms

throwing stick singular

throwing sticks plural

Morphology

throw + stick

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'throw' (to propel) with 'stick' (a handheld rod): it denotes a stick used for throwing. This is a straightforward compound noun pattern common across languages and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Throwing stick The noun throwing stick is a curved piece of wood used like a boomerang; when you throw the stick the right way it curves and comes back to you. So, it means a wooden tool that 'returns' to the thrower.