discobolus

discobolos

noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)

(in classical Greece) a discus thrower

a statue of a discus thrower

Word Origin for discobolus

C18: from Latin, from Greek diskobolos, from diskos discus + -bolos, from ballein to throw

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Examples from the Web for discobolus

Historical Examples of discobolus

Wan hunder an' forty-nine an' a half—bad luck to ye, Discobolus!
"Captains Courageous"
Rudyard Kipling
You are strong enough, certainly, but the art of the discobolus must be learned like any other.
Homo Sum, Complete
Georg Ebers
It is so with the statue in our illustration called the Discobolus or Disk-thrower.
Greek Sculpture
Estelle M. Hurll
But for our golfing suggestion some of the discobolus models serve us better.
The Happy Golfer
Henry Leach
He's god-like to look at; he's got a figure like the Discobolus, and the brain of a Dr. Watson.
What Not
Rose Macaulay

Word Origin and History for discobolus

"discus thrower," from Latin, from Greek discobolos, from diskos "quoit, discus" + -bolos "thrower," related to ballein "to throw" (see ballistics).