Djerid (also jarid, jered) is a type of throwing

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~ in length, usually with a wooden haft and small steel head, but sometimes it's entirely made of steel and used for

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origin and were used in

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. Occasionally, several of these were carried in a quiver, either on horseback or on foot. A mounted combat game, the Jarid Bazi, was played by the Biluchis, but here the ''jarid'' is described as a long spear. A similar game, involving the thrown djerid, was observed being played by the Pasha of Jerusalem and his officers and attendants by Lt.

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