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Definition of sling:

(v) : to throw
(n) : an instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force; a kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported
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Definition of sling:

(v) : to throw
(n) : an instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force; a kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported
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