Defn: a. & n. from Throw, v. Throwing engine, Throwing mill, Throwing table, or Throwing wheel (Pottery), a machine on which earthenware is first rudely shaped by the hand of the potter from a mass of clay revolving rapidly on a disk or table carried by a vertical spindle; a potter's wheel.
THROWING STICK
Throw"ing stick`. (Anthropol.)
Defn: An instrument used by various savage races for throwing a spear; — called also throw stick and spear thrower. One end of the stick receives the butt of the spear, as upon a hook or thong, and the other end is grasped with the hand, which also holds the spear, toward the middle, above it with the finger and thumb, the effect being to bring the place of support nearer the center of the spear, and practically lengthen the arm in the act of throwing.
THROWN
Thrown,
Defn: a. & p. p. from Throw, v. Thrown silk, silk thread consisting of two or more singles twisted together like a rope, in a direction contrary to that in which the singles of which it is composed are twisted. M'Culloch. — Thrown singles, silk thread or cord made by three processes of twisting, first into singles, two or more of which are twisted together making dumb singles, and several of these twisted together to make thrown singles.
THROW-OFF
Throw"-off`, n.
Defn: A start in a hunt or a race. [Eng.]
THROWSTER
Throw"ster, n. Etym: [Throw + -ster.]
Defn: One who throws or twists silk; a thrower.
THRU
Thru, prep., adv. & a.