arrowhead
English
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Etymology
Noun
arrowhead (plural arrowheads)
- (weaponry) The pointed part of an arrow.
- 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
- Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
- (symbol) The pointed part of an arrow.
- Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
Synonyms
- (Sagittaria): duck potato(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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Translations
the pointed part of an arrow
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plant
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