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(1):

imp. of Sling. Slung.

(2):

(n.) Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.

(3):

(n.) Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc.

(4):

(v. t.) To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language.

(5):

(n.) A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.

(6):

of Sling

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Slang'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/slang.html. 1828.
 
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