JACULATION

Noun

jaculation (plural jaculations)

(obsolete) The act of throwing or tossing something

Source: Wiktionary


Jac`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. jaculatio.]

Definition: The act of tossing, throwing, or hurling, as spears. Hurled to and fro with jaculation dire. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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