A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of
   Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of
   hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three
   inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown
   from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable
   curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of
   throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then
   curving upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a
   retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which it was
   thrown, or even far in the rear of it.