\Dis*cob"o*lus\, n.; pl. {Discoboli}. [L., fr. Gr. ?;
? a discu + ? to throw.] (Fine Arts)
(a) A thrower of the discus.
(b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to
    throw it.
Note: The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of
      antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have
      been preserved.