throwing verbal noun.
['Ɵrǝʊɪŋ] Also (
Scot.) thrawing
['Ɵrɔ:ɪŋ].
ME.[formed as THROWER + -ING1.]The action of
THROW verb.
Comb.:
throwing-knife a knife used as a missile, esp. among certain African peoples;
throwing-mill a building in which silk is thrown; a machine for throwing silk;
throwing power (a) the ability of a device etc. to propel something through the air;
(b) the ability of an electrodepositing solution to produce an even coating on an irregularly shaped object;
throwing-stick (a) a short wooden implement by which a dart or spear is thrown, in order to increase its speed;
(b) a short club used as a missile;
throwing-table,
throwing-wheel a potter's wheel.
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