| 单词 | sling-maker |
| 释义 | > as lemmassling-maker attributive and in other combinations, as sling-caster, sling-maker, sling-thrower; sling-bullet, sling-cord; † sling-bone n. Obsolete (see quot. 1730). Π 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judith vi. 12 Whan they drew nye vnto the mountaynes, the slynge casters came out agaynst them. 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales ii. v. 39 The Captaine..commaunded the sling-casters and stone-casters to let freely at them. 1609 Bible (Douay) I. 2 Kings vii. comm. These were archers and sling-throwers of the guard. 1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. A Sling-maker, een slinger-maker. 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum at Ballistæ Os The Sling Bone, the same with Astragalus. 1764 J. Ferguson Lect. Select Subj. ii. 13 A pebble moved round in a sling..will fly off the moment it is set at liberty, by slipping one end of the sling-cord. 1890 Academy 2 Aug. 94/1 A small haematite weight, resembling a barrel or sling-bullet in shape. < as lemmas |
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