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javelin

jav.e.lin \'jav-(*-)l*n\ n [MF javeline, alter. of javelot, of Celt origin; 
   akin to OIr gab]ul forked stick 1: a light spear thrown as a weapon of war 
   or in hunting  2: a slender shaft of wood at least 260 centimeters long 
   tipped with iron o r steel and thrown for distance in an athletic field 
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