Definition of sling

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Sling (v. t.) To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack..

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Moslings :: Moslings (n. pl.) Thin shreds of leather shaved off in dressing skins.
Diminutive :: Diminutive (n.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin..
Slung :: Slung () imp. & p. p. of Sling.
Bought :: Bought (n.) The part of a sling that contains the stone.
Top-chain :: Top-chain (n.) A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away..
Misling :: Misling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misl.
Gosling :: Gosling (n.) A catkin on nut trees and pines.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported..
#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.) To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack..
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..
Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To throw with a sling.
Slinging :: Slinging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slin.
Gosling :: Gosling (n.) A young or unfledged goose.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke..
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.) 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..
Artillery :: Artillery (n.) Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle..
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