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fling·er

   [fling-er]
noun
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.
Origin:
1490–1500; fling + -er1
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fling (flɪŋ)
 
—vb , flings, flinging, flung
1.  to throw, esp with force or abandon; hurl or toss
2.  to put or send without warning or preparation: to fling someone into jail
3.  (also intr) to move (oneself or a part of the body) with abandon or speed: he flung himself into a chair
4.  (usually foll by into) to apply (oneself) diligently and with vigour (to)
5.  to cast aside; disregard: she flung away her scruples
6.  to utter violently or offensively
7.  poetic to give out; emit
 
—n
8.  the act or an instance of flinging; toss; throw
9.  a period or occasion of unrestrained, impulsive, or extravagant behaviour: to have a fling
10.  any of various vigorous Scottish reels full of leaps and turns, such as the Highland fling
11.  a trial; try: to have a fling at something different
 
[C13: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse flengja to flog, Swedish flänga, Danish flænge]
 
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