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  2. A stone's throw away - Wikipedia

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    Start the A stone's throw away article, using the Article Wizard if you wish, or add a request for it; but please remember that Wikipedia is not a dictionary. wiktionary:stone's throw From a cross-project redirect : This is a soft redirect that is used as a connection to other Wikimedia projects.

  3. Stone throwing - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] Both terms mean stone-throwers in Ancient Greek, as army units. [7] De re militari (Latin "Concerning Military Matters") by the Roman writer Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus details Roman soldiers training to throw stones as weapons. "Recruits are to be taught the art of throwing stones both with the hand and sling."

  4. Stone skipping - Wikipedia

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    Stone skipping and stone skimming are the arts of throwing a flat stone across water in such a way (usually sidearm) that it bounces off the surface. "Skipping" counts the number of bounces; "skimming" measures the distance traveled.

  5. Stoning - Wikipedia

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    Article 104 – The size of the stone used in stoning shall not be too large to kill the convict by one or two throws and at the same time shall not be too small to be called a stone. [40] Depending upon the details of the case, the stoning may be initiated by the judge overseeing the matter or by one of the original witnesses to the adultery. [40]

  6. Palestinian stone-throwing - Wikipedia

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    Palestinian stone-throwers in Bil'in. Palestinian stone-throwing refers to a Palestinian practice of throwing stones at people or property. It is a tactic with both a symbolic and military dimension when used against heavily-armed troops.

  7. Steinstossen - Wikipedia

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    Steinstossen (translated to 'stone throwing' in English) is the Swiss variant of stone put, of throwing a heavy stone overhead using both arms for the longest distance. [1] Practiced among the alpine population since prehistoric times, it is recorded to have taken place in Basel in the 13th century.

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  9. Stone pelting in Kashmir - Wikipedia

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    Stone pelting in Kashmir refers to stone throwing by Kashmiris on the Indian forces and Jammu and Kashmir Police deployed for crowd control in Jammu and Kashmir to support the separatists, insurgents. In the local language, it is termed as "Kanni Jung", which means fighting with stones and the stone pelters are called as Sangbaaz or Pathraw Player.