Etymology

lagobolon

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Today it means: A hunter's stick for striking hares. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λᾰγωβόλον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromλᾰγωβόλον
  2. English todaylagobolon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λᾰγωβόλον (lăgōbólon), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).

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