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Webster 1913 Edition


Throw-off

Throw′-offˊ

(thrō′ŏfˊ; 115)
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Noun.
A start in a hunt or a race.
[Eng.]

Definition 2024


throw-off

throw-off

See also: throw off

English

Noun

throw-off (plural throw-offs)

  1. (Britain) A start in a hunt or a race.
  2. (handball) A throw taken from the centre line which resumes play after each goal and at the start of each period.