Definition of sling

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

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Slinger :: Slinger (n.) One who slings, or uses a sling..
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..
Gosling :: Gosling (n.) A young or unfledged goose.
Housling :: Housling (a.) Sacramental; as, housling fire..
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 throw with a sling.
#NAME? :: -ling () A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underling..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspensio.
Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle..
Ram :: Ram (n.) In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder..
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..
Misling :: Misling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misl.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported..
Houseling :: Houseling (a.) Same as Housling.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke..
Bought :: Bought (n.) The part of a sling that contains the stone.
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