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Jaculation

Jaculation \Jac`u*la"tion\, n. [L. jaculatio.] The act of tossing, throwing, or hurling, as spears.

Hurled to and fro with jaculation dire.
--Milton.

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jaculation

n. (context obsolete English) The act of throwing or tossing something