Etymology

soliferrum

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Today it means: An ancient Iberian heavy iron javelin. It was designed to be thrown a short distance of up to 30 meters. Full definition →

Latin soliferrum
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  1. Latin · derived fromsoliferrum
  2. English todaysoliferrum

From Latin soliferrum, from solus (“only”) + ferrum (“iron”).

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