flinger
Americannoun
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a person or thing that flings.
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Also called slinger, thrower. a device, mounted on a rotating shaft, for throwing lubricant onto a bearing or for keeping grit out of a bearing by centrifugal force.
Etymology
Origin of flinger
Example Sentences
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In 1995, they let him leave a trebuchet in, too: my childhood Royal Knight’s Castle, designed by Petersen, has a tiny rock flinger on the battlements you can flick with one finger.
From The Verge • Jun. 18, 2022
Because Strasburg is having this outstanding start as a total pitcher, not a fastball flinger.
From Washington Post • May 29, 2019
Whether you're a flinger, a flipper, a hurler or a launcher, a number of techniques can be adopted.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2018
Book flinging improves the temper of the flinger, and in this case it improves the book as well.
From Time Magazine Archive
Come on, Phil," called Eliot decisively, as he slipped his left hand into the big catching mitt, "get out there and wiggle your flinger.
From Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Scott, Morgan
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