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Sling :: Sling (n.) A drink composed of spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.

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..

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

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

Quarter :: Quarter (n.) The after-part of a vessel's side, generally corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also, the part of the yardarm outside of the slings..

Nettles :: Nettles (n. pl.) Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.

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..

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

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

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

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

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

Houseling :: Houseling (a.) Same as Housling.

Bought :: Bought (n.) The part of a sling that contains the stone.

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspensio.

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.) The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke..

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

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; to hurl; to cast.

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