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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Javelin \Jave"lin\, noun [F. javeline; akin to Sp. jabalina, It. giavelina, and F. javelot, OF. gavlot. Cf. {Gavelock}.]
1. A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by the hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game.
Flies the javelin swifter to its mark, Launched by the vigor of a Roman arm? --Addison.
2. (Sport) A wooden shaft resembling a spear, thrown by contestants in a contest called the javelin throw; the one throwing the javelin furthest wins the contest. The javelin throw is one of the field events of the modern Olympic Games. [PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Javelin \Jave"lin\, verb (used with an object) To pierce with a javelin. [R.] --Tennyson.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
javelin
noun
1: an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
2: a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Javelin (1.) Heb. hanith, a lance, from its flexibility (1 Sam. 18:10, 11; 19:9, 10; 20:33). (2.) Heb. romah, a lance for heavy-armed troops, so called from its piercing (Num. 25:7). (See {ARMS}.)
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