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 [uhn-sling]  

un·sling

   [uhn-sling]
verb (used with object), un·slung, un·sling·ing.
1.
to remove (something) from being slung: to unsling a rifle from one's shoulder.
2.
Nautical. to take off the slings of; release from slings.
Origin:
1620–30; un-2 + sling1
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unsling (ʌnˈslɪŋ)
 
—vb , -slings, -slinging, -slung
1.  to remove or release from a slung position
2.  to remove slings from

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