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arrows

British

/ ˈærəʊz /

noun

(functioning as singular) an informal name for darts

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To get older, wiser and have your skin thickened by all the slings and arrows?

From The Wall Street Journal

The presence of the same plant poison on both ancient and more recent arrows suggests that this knowledge was passed down across countless generations.

From Science Daily

"But—" Rowan burst out, "it was there! A drawing of the Mountain. And words and arrows . . . and a track marked in red, leading to the cloud and above it! It was!"

From Literature

There were dozens of them, shaped like curling arrows and twisting roots.

From Literature

They paired them with horn-shaped hats designed to protect against enemy arrows and survive the biting cold of the Mongolian steppes—and a trip to Northern Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal

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