staff slingern.

Brit.

/ˈstɑːf ˌslɪŋə/,

/ˈstaf ˌslɪŋə/, U.S.

/ˈstæf ˌslɪŋər/

Forms: see staff sling n. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: staff sling n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < staff sling n. + -er suffix¹.Compare Old Saxon stafslengira catapult for spears, ballista.

Now historical and in fantasy fiction.

A person armed with a staff sling (staff sling n.).

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a1450 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (Caius) (1810) l. 4455 Foremeste he sette hys arweblasteres, And aftyr that hys good archeres And aftyr hys staff-slyngeres, And othir with scheeldes and with speres.

a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) (1988) 153 Þe grettest and sikereste defence aȝenst þese bestis were hondslingeres and stafslingeres wiþ stones.

1947 J. Masefield Badon Parchments iv. 112 I must also mention a group of staff-slingers who got on to a knoll which gave them a good view of the Heathen advance.

2015 D. Weber Hell's Foundations Quiver 267 Three hundred yards should be well within the staff slingers' reach using the specially designed grenades.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	staff slinger
释义	staff slingern. Brit. /ˈstɑːf ˌslɪŋə/, /ˈstaf ˌslɪŋə/, U.S. /ˈstæf ˌslɪŋər/ Forms: see staff sling n. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: staff sling n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < staff sling n. + -er suffix¹.Compare Old Saxon stafslengira catapult for spears, ballista. Now historical and in fantasy fiction. A person armed with a staff sling (staff sling n.). ΘΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > slinger slingera1382 slengera1400 slingsman1579 a1450 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (Caius) (1810) l. 4455 Foremeste he sette hys arweblasteres, And aftyr that hys good archeres And aftyr hys staff-slyngeres, And othir with scheeldes and with speres. a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) (1988) 153 Þe grettest and sikereste defence aȝenst þese bestis were hondslingeres and stafslingeres wiþ stones. 1947 J. Masefield Badon Parchments iv. 112 I must also mention a group of staff-slingers who got on to a knoll which gave them a good view of the Heathen advance. 2015 D. Weber Hell's Foundations Quiver 267 Three hundred yards should be well within the staff slingers' reach using the specially designed grenades. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.a1450
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