werpspies

Definitions of werpspies
  1. noun
    a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
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    type of:
    lans, speer, spies, spiets
    a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
    sportuitrusting
    equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
  2. noun
    a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
    synonyms: lans, speer, spies, spiets
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    types:
    assagaai, assegaai
    the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
    Neptunusvork, drietand
    a spear with three prongs
    type of:
    machtsmiddel, strijdmiddel, wapen, wapensysteem
    any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
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