flinger

flinger: /fling"euhr/, n.

1. a person or thing that flings.

2. 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.

[1490-1500; FLING + -ER¹]

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Flinger — Fling er, n. One who flings; one who jeers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flinger — fling ► VERB (past and past part. flung) 1) throw forcefully; hurl. 2) (fling oneself into) wholeheartedly engage in (an activity or enterprise). 3) move with speed: he flung away to his study. 4) (fling on/off) put on or take off (clothes)… … English terms dictionary
Flinger Straße — Flinger Straße … Deutsch Wikipedia
Flinger Straße 22–26 — vor 1904 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Flinger Steinweg — Schadowstraße Straße in Düsseldorf … Deutsch Wikipedia
Flinger Straße 8 — Haus Flinger Straße 8 Das Haus Flinger Straße 8 in Düsseldorf ist ein denkmalgeschützter Bau, dessen Fassade Jugendstildekoration aufweist. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
flinger — noun see fling I … New Collegiate Dictionary
flinger — n. one who flings, one who casts; thing which slings, thing which throws … English contemporary dictionary
flinger — fling·er … English syllables
flinger — ŋə(r) noun ( s) : one that flings; especially : a baseball pitcher … Useful english dictionary

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