See Also: throwing(dictionary)
Throwing Rocks - Bowling(gambling)
Throwing a Party - Poker(gambling)

throwing (iou)



throwing verbal noun. . ME.
[formed as THROWER + -ING1.]
The action of THROW verb.
Comb.: throwing-knife a knife used as a missile, esp. among certain African peoples; throwing-mill a building in which silk is thrown; a machine for throwing silk; throwing power (a) the ability of a device etc. to propel something through the air; (b) the ability of an electrodepositing solution to produce an even coating on an irregularly shaped object; throwing-stick (a) a short wooden implement by which a dart or spear is thrown, in order to increase its speed; (b) a short club used as a missile; throwing-table, throwing-wheel a potter's wheel.