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Highland Flung Thing Crossword Clue

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noun

• a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)

26%6Flung
adjective satellite

• caused to fall to the ground

• twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread

26%6Flung
noun

• a violent throw

verb

• throw forcefully

• make a thrusting forward movement

• utter with force; utter vehemently

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