jaculate
verb (used with object)
to throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).
jaculation
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a word derived from
jaculate.
Example Sentences
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"Hills amid the air encountered hills, Hurled to and fro in jaculation dire," murmured M'Nicholl, who could quote you Milton quite as readily as the Bible.
From All Around the Moon by Edward Roth
