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un⋅sling

  [uhn-sling]
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–verb (used with object), -slung, -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 + sling 1
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un·sling   (ŭn-slĭng')   
tr.v.   un·slung (-slŭng'), un·sling·ing, un·slings

  1. To remove from a sling or a slung position: unsling a backpack.

  2. Nautical To remove the slings of (a yard, for example).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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