Definition of "spear-thrower" []

• An implement, usually of wood, used in throwing a spear so as to give it an increased velocity. Such implements are usually about two feet long, with a knob or notch at one end to engage the end of the spear, the other end being often provided with a special grip for the hand. They are found only in limited areas, such as among some Indian tribes of the coast of Alaska, the Eskimos, the Australians, in parts of South America, and in Mexico. Also called throwing-board. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Also, are we really supposed to believe that one girl invented the needle, the spear-thrower, the bra, firestarters, surgical stitches, domestication of animals (including horseback riding), and was the first person to figure out that sex = babies?"
• "Archeological-reconstructable variability in material culture is also fairly small though Indian Knollers used the spear-thrower and spear, while Hardin Villagers had pottery, permanent houses, and the bow and arrow."
• "Behold a wall in the basement backroom hung with tomahawks, swords, spears, battle-axes, crossbows, maces, wheel locks, matchlocks, morning stars, and a prehistoric spear-thrower known as an atlatl."