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▪ I. slinging, vbl. n.1|ˈslɪŋɪŋ|
[f. sling v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. in various senses.
13..K. Alis. 1616 (Laud MS.), Wiþ gredyng, & wiþ þretyng, And wilde fire slyngyng. c1400Destr. Troy 6006 Myche slaghte in the slade, & slyngyng of horse! Ibid. 7693 Gret slaght in þe slade, & slyngyng to ground. 1648Wilkins Math. Magic i. xvii. 120 The mother would not give any meat to her child, till he could hit it with slinging. 1801Strutt Sports & Past. ii. ii. 65 The art of Slinging or casting of stones with a sling, is of high antiquity.
b. attrib., as slinging-cast, slinging-engine, slinging-machine.
1657North's Plutarch, Add. Lives 5 Archimedes..caused a slinging Engine to be made of a wonderfull height and greatness. a1693Urquhart's Rabelais iii. xii. 93 The..slinging Casts of the Vulcanian Thunderbolts. 1860Chambers's Encycl. I. 640/1 The mate-griffon and mate-funda, both slinging-machines. 1861Reade Cloister & H. xliii, The besiegers turned two of their slinging engines on this monster.
▪ II. ˈslinging, vbl. n.2
[f. sling v.2]
The act of securing, suspending, lifting, etc. by means of a sling.
c1635N. Boteler Dial. Sea Services (1685) 165 The third sort of Slings, is that which is here mentioned in the slinging of the Yards. 1833Regul. & Instr. Cavalry i. 169 The slinging of the lance on either side..requires much practice. 1844Regul. & Ord. Army 351 Horses are much less liable to be injured by the operation of slinging after having undergone moderate exercise. 1901Business Terms, Phrases & Abbrev. (ed. 2) 109 The buyer must attend to their being put on board, and pay the dues or the charges for slinging, should any be incurred.
attrib.1875Knight Dict. Mech. 2203/2 Hog-slaughtering apparatus consists of scalding-tubs and slinging devices.
▪ III. ˈslinging, ppl. a.
[f. sling v.1 + -ing2.]
Of a trot or pace: Characterized by long swinging strides; loose and swinging.
c1843M. J. Higgins Ess. (1875) 65 Off he goes at a slinging trot, clearing every obstacle which presents itself. 1883Harper's Mag. 888/1 The priest walked onward at a long, slinging pace. 1897W. H. Thornton Reminis. W.-Co. Clergyman i. 1 We boys..started away at a slinging trot. |