slinging

«slinging» in Mova's judaism dictionary: throwing stones with a sling — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (slinging, no plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) Slinging is throwing stones with a sling. tree →

2) Slinging is carrying something swung loosely over the shoulders. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Chronicles describes soldiers who shot stones with slings and arrows. Skill with both hands was prized, as with the left-handed Benjaminites. In the primary lessons: the sling game the island boys play in the tales; the hunter carries his kill slung over his shoulders.

examples

• And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging. (Writings 2CH.26.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. (Writings 1CH.12.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• It was Kabo who broke my leg at the slinging game. tree →
• He was slinging the deer over his shoulders. tree →
• Let us play at slinging again tomorrow. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «slinging» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.