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Definition of Throwing
1. throw [v] - See also: throw
Lexicographical Neighbors of Throwing
Literary usage of Throwing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1895)
"SHOE-throwing AT WEDDINGS. BY JAMES K. CROMBIE. PELTING a bride and bridegroom
with old shoes when they start on their honeymoon is a custom we are all ..."
2. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"In my encampment every thing was ready for action, when, early on the morning of
the 8th, the enemy, after throwing a heavy shower of bombs and Congreve ..."
3. The American Journal of Education by Henry Barnard (1862)
"... with bags arc greatly improved by throwing them through the hoops. ...
be observed the cute represent the players as throwing the bags quite high. ..."
4. Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases, 1648-1706 by George Lincoln Burr (1914)
"... the Stone-throwing Devil, etc. RC SUCH is the Sceptical Humour of this Age
for Incredulity, (not to say Infidelity,) That I wonder they do not take up ..."
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