slungadj.1
/slʌŋ/, U.S. /sləŋ/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [adjective] > giving birth prematurely > of abortive or premature animal
slink1750
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1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones 82 It should be wrapt in the skin of a calf, or a slung hart, and bound to the left arm.
2. Thrown by means of a sling.For Scottish slung stane see sling-stone n.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [adjective] > discharged from sling or thong
thong-hurled1685
slung1893
1893 T. H. Huxley Evol. & Ethics 3 It may be likened to the ascent and descent of a slung stone.
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slungadj.2
/slʌŋ/, U.S. /sləŋ/ Placed in, hung or suspended by, a sling or slings.
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the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > suspended in a sling
slung1773
1773 J. Jacob Observ. Wheel-carriages 84 Of the method of hanging coaches, and other slung vehicles.
1868 C. B. Norton & W. J. Valentine Rep. to Govt. U.S. on Munitions of War at Paris Universal Exhib. 1867 242 To fire a slung rocket..from a ship against a ship would not be very difficult.
1891 Daily News 31 Oct. 5/7 Her great, open fireplace, with its slung kettle.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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