[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

javelin \jave"lin\, n. f. javeline; akin to sp. jabalina, it.
   giavelina, and f. javelot, of. gavlot. cf. gavelock.
   1. a sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by the hand;
      anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot
      soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and
      other fierce game.
      1913 webster

            flies the javelin swifter to its mark,
            launched by the vigor of a roman arm? --addison.
      1913 webster

   2. sport a wooden shaft resembling a spear, thrown by
      contestants in a contest called the javelin throw; the one
      throwing the javelin furthest wins the contest. the
      javelin throw is one of the field events of the modern
      olympic games.
      pjc
see also:
gavelock 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

javelin \jave"lin\, v. t.
   to pierce with a javelin. r. --tennyson.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

javelin
     n 1: an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far
          as possible
     2: a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

[4] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

javelin
   1. heb. hanith, a lance, from its flexibility 1 sam. 18:10,
   11; 19:9, 10; 20:33.
   
     2. heb. romah, a lance for heavy-armed troops, so called
   from its piercing num. 25:7. see arms.
   
see also:
arms 

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