What name is given to the Aboriginal device, which is used to propel a spear more forcibly and accurately?
Spear-thrower the present day, as well as being revived in recent years for sporting purposes. In the United States the Nahuatl word "atlatl" is often used for revived uses of spear-throwers, and in Australia the Aboriginal word "woomera". The ancient Greeks and Romans used a leather thong or loop, known as an "ankule" or "amentum", as a spear-throwing device. Spear-thrower designs may include improvements such as thong loops to fit the fingers, the use of flexible shafts, stone balance weights, and thinner, highly flexible darts for added power and range. Darts resemble large arrows or thin spears and are typically from
Oscar (given name) was given to more than a half-dozen members of Scandinavian royal houses. The surname "McCusker" originates as an Anglicised form of the Irish "Mac Oscair" as does the anglicised surname "Cosgrave". The former surname may originate from "Oscar", or else from a Gaelicised form of the Old Norse "Ásgeirr" (a personal name itself composed of the elements meaning "god" and "spear"). Oscar (given name) Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name derived from either Irish or Old English, via Proto-Germanic. It is cognate to Danish Asger or Asker, German Ansgar, Faroese and Icelandic Ásgeir. Oscar is the third most