jaculation

noun

jac·​u·​la·​tion

plural -s

: the act of pitching, throwing, or hurling

hills hurled to and fro with jaculation dire

—John Milton

Word History

Etymology

Latin jaculation-, jaculatio, from jaculatus + -ion-, -io -ion

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