Definition of sling

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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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Sling :: Sling (v. t.) The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke..
#NAME? :: -ling () A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underling..
Nettles :: Nettles (n. pl.) Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.
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.) To throw with a sling.
Misling :: Misling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misl.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To throw; to hurl; to cast.
Slinging :: Slinging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slin.
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..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspensio.
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..
Housling :: Housling (a.) Sacramental; as, housling fire..
Onager :: Onager (n.) A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery..
Bought :: Bought (n.) The part of a sling that contains the stone.
Nursling :: Nursling (n.) One who, or that which, is nursed; an infant; a fondling..
Slung :: Slung () imp. & p. p. of Sling.
Gosling :: Gosling (n.) A catkin on nut trees and pines.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack..
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