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slung |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sling \Sling\, v. t. [imp. {Slung}, Archaic {Slang}; p. p. {Slung}; p. pr & vb n. {Slinging}.] [AS. slingan; akin to D. slingeren G. schlingen to wind, to twist, to creep, OHG. slingan to wind, to twist, to move to and fro, Icel. slyngva sl["o]ngva, to sling, Sw slunga, Dan. slynge Lith. slinkti to creep.] 1. To throw with a sling. ``Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth, and not miss.'' --Judg. xx 16. 2. To throw; to hurl; to cast. --Addison. 3. To hang so as to swing; as to sling a pack. 4. (Naut) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slung \Slung\, imp. & p. p. of {Sling}. {Slung shot}, a metal ball of small size, with a string attached, used by ruffians for striking.
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