atlatl vs club

atlatl

noun
  • A spearthrower consisting of a wooden stick with a thong or perpendicularly protruding hook on the rear end that grips a grove or socket on the butt of its accompanying spear (or dart), intended to steady the spear immediately prior to throwing, to increase its potential range when thrown, and to increase its force of penetration of the target. 

club

noun
  • A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything. 

  • The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich. 

  • A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards. 

  • Any set of people with a shared characteristic. 

  • An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. 

  • An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub. 

  • A playing card marked with such a symbol. 

  • A club sandwich. 

  • An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf. 

  • A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund. 

verb
  • To combine into a club-shaped mass. 

  • To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club. 

  • To hit with a club. 

  • To join together to form a group. 

  • To go to nightclubs. 

  • To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion. 

  • To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end. 

  • To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment. 

  • We went clubbing in Ibiza. 

  • To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense. 

  • To drift in a current with an anchor out. 

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