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单词 slung-shot
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slung-shotn.

Etymology: < slung, past participle of sling v.2 + shot n.1
U.S.
A shot, piece of metal, stone, etc., fastened to a strap or thong, and used as a weapon (cf. quot. 1848).
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1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms Slung-shot, an offensive weapon formed of two leaden or iron bullets fastened together by a piece of rope five or six inches long.
1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table ii. 35 A slung-shot could not have brought her down better.
1883 A. K. Green Hand & Ring i The man..having evidently been hit on the head by a slung-shot.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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