| 单词 | slinging | 
| 释义 | slingingn.1 a.  The action of the verb in various senses. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > 			[noun]		 > using sling or catapult slinginga1400 catapulting1881 a1400    K. Alis. 		(Laud)	 1616  				Wiþ gredyng, & wiþ þretyng, And wilde fire slyngyng. c1540						 (?a1400)						    Destr. Troy 6006  				Myche slaghte in the slade, & slyngyng of horse! c1540						 (?a1400)						    Destr. Troy 7693  				Gret slaght in þe slade, & slyngyng to ground. 1648    Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick  i. xvii. 120  				The mother would not give any meat to her child, till he could hit it with slinging. 1801    J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod  ii. ii. 65  				The art of Slinging or casting of stones with a sling, is of high antiquity.  b.  attributive, as  slinging-cast,  slinging-engine,  slinging-machine. ΚΠ 1657    tr.  A. Thevet Prosopographia 5 in  T. North tr.  Plutarch Lives 		(new ed.)	  				Archimedes..caused a slinging Engine to be made of a wonderfull height and greatness. 1693    T. Urquhart  & P. A. Motteux tr.  F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xii. 93  				The..slinging Casts of the Vulcanian Thunderbolts. 1860    Chambers's Encycl. I. 640/1  				The mate-griffon and mate-funda, both slinging-machines. 1861    C. Reade Cloister & Hearth xliii  				The besiegers turned two of their slinging engines on this monster. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021). slingingn.2  The act of securing, suspending, lifting, etc. by means of a sling. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > 			[noun]		 > lifting or hoisting equipment windingc1440 slinging1685 windlassing1834 braking1857 level luffing1922 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > 			[noun]		 > taking or lifting up > with a sling slinging1685 society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > 			[noun]		 > with other specific fastenings chaininga1387 hookingc1430 clasping1460 spanning1527 buckling1625 wedging1678 fishing1798 screw-bolting1831 slinging1833 stapling1898 1685    N. Boteler Six Dialogues Sea-services 165  				The third sort of Slings, is that which is here mentioned in the slinging of the Yards. 1833    Regulations Instr. Cavalry  i. v. 169  				The slinging of the lance on either side..requires much practice. 1844    Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 351  				Horses are much less liable to be injured by the operation of slinging after having undergone moderate exercise. 1901    Business 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021). slingingadj.  Of a trot or pace: Characterized by long swinging strides; loose and swinging. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > 			[adjective]		 > having specific rate on foot > pace between walking and running shogging1581 jog-trot1797 slingingc1843 turkey-trotting1859 jog-trotting1870 c1843    M. J. Higgins Ess. 		(1875)	 65  				Off he goes at a slinging trot, clearing every obstacle which presents itself. 1883    Harper's Mag. May 888/1  				The priest walked onward at a long, slinging pace. 1897    W. H. Thornton Reminisc. Clergyman i. 1  				We boys..started away at a slinging trot. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). <  | 
	
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