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JAVELIN , a spear, particularly one light enough to be thrown, a dart. The javelin was often provided with a thong to help in casting (see SPEAR). Javelin-throwing is one of the contests in the athletic section at the international
borough
body
assize
ordinary police. The word itself is an adaptation of Fr. javeline. There are several words in Celtic and Scandinavian languages and in Old English, meaning a spear or dart, that seem to be connected with javel, the base form in French; thus -Welsh gaflach, Irish gabhla,O. Norwegian
seems to be Celtic, and the word is cognate with Ir. gafa, a hook, fork
Gabel
fork
change in meaning from fork, forked end of a spear, to the spear itself is obscure.End of Article: JAVELIN If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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