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Throw
·noun A stroke; a blow. II. Throw ·noun An effort; a violent sally. III. Throw ·noun A turner's la...

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throw
to turn, as turners do ; ab A. S. THRAWAN, which, among various significations, means to turn and wi...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Throw-crook
·noun An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw. ...

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Throw-off
·noun A start in a hunt or a race. ...

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Two-throw
·add. ·adj Having two crank set near together and opposite to one another; as, a two-throw crank sha...

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throw of the shot
See dispart of the shot ...

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