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91sling psychrometer — noun Etymology: sling (III) : a psychrometer that can be whirled in the air until the reading of the wet bulb thermometer reaches a constant value * * * a psychrometer so designed that the wet bulb thermometer can be ventilated, to expedite… …
92sling strap — noun Etymology: sling (III) 1. : any of several long straps attached to a packsaddle for fastening the pack 2. : sling 3a (3) …
93sling ring complex — tracheal stenosis caused by pulmonary sling syndrome combined with a fixed complete cartilaginous ring …
94sling one's hook — vb British to leave, go away. This term, which origi nated and largely survives in working class speech, is either of nautical or min ing origin. It dates from the second half of the 19th century. Hook it is a racier alter native. We don t want… …
95sling mud — To say that someone is slinging mud at another person means that they are trying to damage that person s reputation by saying bad things about them. During election campaigns, candidates often sling mud at each other …
96sling off — Austral./NZ informal make mocking remarks about someone or something. → sling …
97sling one's hook — Vrb phrs. Go away. A demand or order to leave. E.g. You re not coming in here, sling your hook before I call for security …
98sling procedure — any of a group of surgical procedures for treating stress incontinence in women. See: colposuspension, pubovaginal sling, tension free vaginal tape …
99sling off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms sling off : he/she/it slings off present participle slinging off past tense slung off past participle slung off Australian informal to blame or criticize someone in an unpleasant, unkind way …
100sling chair — noun Etymology: sling (III) : a chair formed of a metal or wooden frame to which a piece of canvas, leather, or other flexible material is loosely fitted * * * any of several varieties of chairs having a seat and back formed from a single sheet… …
