Read full poem →With sabre stroke right sharply dealt;
Nor marked the javelin-darting crowd, 250
Nor heard their Ollahs[143] wild and loud--
Dictionary Entry
A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
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Common Phrases
. javelinthrow javelinthrowing javelinthrower javelinthrowers javelinjavelin canadian
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Poetry examples for “javelin”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The everlasting Gods that Shape to see,
Shaking a javelin keen, impetuously
Rush from the crest of Aegis-bearing Jove;
Read full poem →So, just one stout cloak shall I indue:
And for a staff, what beats the javelin
With which his boars my father pinned you?