单词 | sling- |
释义 | sling-comb. form the stem of sling v.1 used in combinations. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > [noun] > ballista ballistaeOE ginc1325 mangonelc1325 springalc1330 ballistc1384 scorpionc1384 tormentc1384 trebuchet1388 fowler1420 dondainec1430 onagera1460 perrier1481 trabuch?1482 bricole1489 coillard1489 mouton1489 sambuca1489 martinet1523 racket1535 sling1535 brake1552 catapult1577 sweep1598 sling-dart1600 petrary1610 espringal1614 scorpion-bowa1629 swafe1688 sackbut1756 mangona1773 matafunda1773 lombard1838 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xlii. lxv. 1154 Most hurt they had by certaine weapons called Cestrosphendonæ (sling darts). A new kind of dart this was and lately devised. sling-fruit n. Brit. /ˈslɪŋfruːt/ , U.S. /ˈslɪŋˌfrut/ a fruit which forcibly ejects the seeds when ripe.ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > [noun] > dehiscent regma1821 sling-fruit1895 1895 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants II. 833 The fruits of Dorycnium and Acanthus may be taken as types of a large group designated by the name of Sling-fruits. sling-net n. Brit. /ˈslɪŋnɛt/ , U.S. /ˈslɪŋˌnɛt/ a casting-net.ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > casting-net sling-net1589 cast-net1647 casting-neta1680 amphibole1854 1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Georgiks i. 6 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks Now one with slingnet beats vpon the riuer brode and large, Reaching vnto the very depth. a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. x. 112 He had been out dredging in ponds and ditches, and has his wet sling-net, with its imprisoned treasures..over his shoulder. sling-snake n. Brit. /ˈslɪŋsneɪk/ , U.S. /ˈslɪŋˌsneɪk/ Zoology a name given to a genus of snakes belonging to the Colubrine group of the Colubridæ.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > miscellaneous types of grey snake1703 garter-snake1775 boomslang1793 scarlet snake1842 blunt head1869 tiger-snake1869 house snake1870 ground-snake1885 lycodont1887 mole snake1893 sling-snake1895 file snake1912 mussurana1914 1895 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. V. 205 We mention as a second genus of this group the sling-snakes, of which there are about twenty known species. sling-spear n. Brit. /ˈslɪŋspɪə/ , U.S. /ˈslɪŋˌspɪ(ə)r/ a spear hurled with a throwing-stick.ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [noun] > specific for throwing > hurled with throwing-stick sling-spear1888 1888 Andrews Temple Mystic 79 None further the sling-spear threw. sling-trot n. Brit. /ˈslɪŋtrɒt/ , U.S. /ˈslɪŋˌtrɑt/ a loose swinging trot or pace.ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > [noun] > on foot > pace between walking and running trotc1386 dogtrota1450 jog1611 jog-trot1796 turkey-trot1839 sling-trot1853 fadge1873 shack1881 shog1885 jundy1894 1853 J. Palliser Solitary Rambles vi. 144 I saw my stag begin to fall in the rear of the band, and his pace slacken to a sling trot. 1860 W. H. Russell My Diary in India 1858–9 I. xvi. 247 Stewart and I at once started off at a sling trot. a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. xxix. 328 The long sling trot, so well known to the country people as the doctor's pace. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1589 |
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