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Folsom point
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noun
1.
a flint point characteristic of the Folsom tradition, typically leaf-shaped and fluted, with small basal extensions, and used on a projectile, as a spear, for hunting game.
Origin of
Folsom point
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1930-1935
First recorded in
1930-35
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