slung shot

American

noun

a weight, as a stone or a piece of metal, fastened to a short strap, chain, or the like, and used as a weapon.

slung shot British

noun

a weight attached to the end of a cord and used as a weapon

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Etymology

Origin of slung shot

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

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The in′-wate-jiñ′ga is something like a slung shot.

From Omaha Dwellings, Furniture and Implements Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 263-288 by Dorsey, James Owen

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