plural of Tulpius valve

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of optate

A spearthrower consisting of a wooden stick with a thong or perpendicularly protruding hook on the rear end that grips a grove or socket on the butt of its accompanying spear (or dart), intended to...

(Internet slang) A member of the alt.fan.pratchett newsgroup, for fans of the author Terry Pratchett.