slingingn.1
/ˈslɪŋɪŋ/ a. The action of the verb in various senses.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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