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Definition of sling

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Sling (v. t.) A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder..

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Slung :: Slung () imp. & p. p. of Sling.

Gosling :: Gosling (n.) A young or unfledged goose.

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering..

Nursling :: Nursling (n.) One who, or that which, is nursed; an infant; a fondling..

Misling :: Misling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misl.

Gosling :: Gosling (n.) A catkin on nut trees and pines.

Slinger :: Slinger (n.) One who slings, or uses a sling..

Unsling :: Unsling (v. t.) To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings..

Onager :: Onager (n.) A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery..

Moslings :: Moslings (n. pl.) Thin shreds of leather shaved off in dressing skins.

Slinging :: Slinging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slin.

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast; -- chiefly in the plural.

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle..

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force..

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke..

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To throw with a sling.

Housling :: Housling (a.) Sacramental; as, housling fire..

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To throw; to hurl; to cast.

Slang :: Slang () imp. of Sling. Slung.

#NAME? :: -ling () A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underling..