| 单词 | stick sling |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstick sling stick sling n. chiefly historical a catapult or sling in the form of a forked stick, with the stone to be thrown placed in the fork. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > [noun] > sling litherc725 slinga1387 staff-slingc1386 slacky1653 stick sling1824 1824 W. H. Ireland Mem. Jeanne d'Arc I. 9 The English..arranged all things, such as cannon, cross-bows, stick-slings, culverins, stones, and other implements of war, necessary for their defence, in case they were assailed. 1872 J. Evans Anc. Stone Implements xviii. 375 This flat lenticular form [of stone] is better adapted for the stick-sling than a natural pebble. 1996 B. H. Kaye Golf Balls, Boomerangs & Asteroids iv. 114 The slinger..would use what was known as a stick sling to launch a much larger missile at the soldier from close quarters. < as lemmas |
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