| 单词 | slinger |
| 例句 | Cluny called up his best slingers and archers, ordering them to pick off the defenders. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The archers would climb the high ships’ towers to shoot their arrows; slingers would use leather thongs or catapults to launch huge rocks and flaming missiles onto Octavian’s ships. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The captives had been tied to a row of crossbeams, and a pair of slingers were using them to test their skills. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The best slingers in the world. They throw soft lead balls in place of stones.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The slinger puts a stone or slug in the pouch, picks up the strings by the free ends, spins them around a few times, and releases one of the strings at the proper moment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z These, supplemented by the stouter arrows of the fieldmice and the otter slingers, caused many wounds and great discomfort to the would-be attackers, pinning a good number of them down. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Their lead balls did vastly more damage than the smooth stones other slingers used, and more than any bow as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Several were felled before Jess Squirrel and Winifred, along with some crack otter slingers, sent down a barrage so swift and accurate that it decimated the ferrets within minutes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z His shrieks mingled in the morning air with the laughter of camp followers and the curses of those who’d wagered good coin that the slinger would miss. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was later revealed that modern day guitar slinger Jack White now owns the recording, and plans to release it later this year. John Lennon's "Paperback Writer" Guitar Just Sold For Over $500,000 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z He’s not about virtuosity as a guitar slinger so much as intensity, with a heavy attack that weds blues chords to metal distortion. Album review: Gary Clark Jr., 'Blak and Blu' 2012-10-22T17:36:00Z Mr. Wilson called Mr. Haslam “gentler, more self-confident and much, much cleverer than a mere slinger of gossip.” Nicky Haslam’s House of Commons 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z What he learned that night — though he’d already suspected as much — was that he wasn’t a slinger of one-liners so much as a designer of narratives. Can Hasan Minhaj Make Topical Comedy Work on Netflix? 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Spokesman Adrian Bryan-Brown said in a statement Tuesday that Cumming withdrew from the show about the famous web slinger because of "a scheduling conflict." Alan Cumming drops out of Broadway's 'Spider-Man' 2010-04-20T20:43:00Z It was many years ago and I recall little outside of a strong belief that this live-wire joke slinger would one day produce a dynamite comedy special. Four Stand-Up Specials That Showcase Hard-Working Comics 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Footage from the latest take on Marvel Comics' iconic web slinger was shared with theater owners at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. First Look: Garfield stars in 'Amazing Spider-Man' 2012-04-26T02:17:11Z He thinks of Eddy, their boy, a guitar slinger who became a musical partner. Billy Joe Shaver invented outlaw country music. Why is he still rambling around Texas in a van? 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Q: Your character is a pretty good gun slinger. Jeff Bridges reveals his "True Grit" 2010-12-20T20:06:32Z If the surprisingly reticent Jill will let Pacino fondle her, then maybe the star of the Godfather movies will sell out to the doughnut slinger. Jack and Jill: What An Awful Drag 2011-11-10T20:33:21Z A terminally bored drink slinger slumped behind a lonely bar. Do you "Believe" in the immortality of Cher's pop music anthem after 25 years? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z But, as the Korean news demonstrated, it’s often hard to tell the reporters from the opinion slingers, especially when the panels bleed into the delivery of the news itself. How breaking news got panelized: On cable, journalists and pundits increasingly share space. 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z PolitiFact is teaming with the paper’s newsroom, not its opinion slingers, to vet statements uttered by politicians, political organizations and pundits, he says. The fact-checkers venture into Red America to try to win over skeptics 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Perhaps it was the thud of a falling web slinger in “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” that lured Mr. Alessandrini and company back to town. The Hot List: ‘Forbidden Broadway’ Returns in August 2012-06-21T21:49:15Z “The Amazing Spider-Man,” which brought the web slinger back to theaters only five years after the final film in the previous series, ultimately took in $752.2 million worldwide. ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Makes $92 Million in North America 2014-05-04T21:42:53Z In the episode’s B-plot, the hamburger slinger Bob is entrusted with caring for an adorable baby rat that his friend Teddy has been keeping in a cardboard box. You Can Stream, but You Can’t Hide 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z He was an apothegm slinger; he was unstoppable. Books of The Times: ‘Where the Heart Beats,’ John Cage Biography, by Kay Larson 2012-07-22T21:59:58Z And though Mr. West is a master zinger slinger, what makes the performance stick in your mind is its sustained, subliminal desperation. Arts & Leisure: At the Theater, You Can Feel the Connection 2011-07-20T11:53:32Z Southern guitar slinger Kid Rock comes in right behind Big Sean at number two with his latest, First Kiss. Big Sean Grabs His First Number One Album With 'Dark Sky Paradise' 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Her affect remains wry, offhanded; she walks onstage holding papers and uses references more highbrow than your typical joke slinger, but she is also often disarmingly personal and self-loathing. Janeane Garofalo Never Sold Out. What a Relief. 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z In fact, there's a rare and widespread artistic consensus that the previous paint slinger, a Frenchman called Nicolas Poussin, had actually improved their appearance. Vandalising an old master is bad, but not quite as evil as queue-jumping 2011-07-23T23:06:18Z By night, he made the round of drug slingers on S Street, buying crack and sinking deeper into addiction. 50 notable works of nonfiction The guitar slingers assembled on the Experience tour individually absorbed the lessons of Hendrix. Honoring Jimi Hendrix, one solo at a time 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z The 20-year old guitar slinger in his jeans and Converse shoes is riding a new frontier in country music. Carrie Underwood stirs up musical tornado at KeyArena Saturday 2012-10-07T16:33:04Z In Victorian England, Nan, a teenage oyster slinger, falls for the glamorous Kitty, a “masher” who performs popular songs dressed as man. Missing the Theater? Trade Playbills for These Novels 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z And there are at least a few songs here that suggest the rueful side of unruliness, as the hard-drinking guitar slinger indulges in a moment of reflection. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-02-22T00:00:27Z Some jerk slingers apply rubs and sauces to the surface, which is where it stays. To Find New York’s Best Jerk, Follow the Smoke 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z But was Washington’s senior slinger too aggressive early, bypassing underneath completions for less likely shots? Notebook: UW’s CFP ranking stays stagnant, Penix and Odunze keep punching 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z In comparison to the infantry-focused Roman legions, the auxiliaries tended to vary their arms – auxiliaries could be slingers and archers as well as foot soldiers and cavalry. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Schneider was equally open about the prospect of snagging a slinger up high. Use top pick on a QB? Seahawks’ John Schneider, Pete Carroll keep options open 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z And of those 13 celebrated slingers, eight have since searched for a second home. Analysis: Sam Huard’s QB transfer trend and Washington’s available options 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Second, for the most part, those herb slingers behind the counter want to talk about weed. Nervous about going to an L.A. weed shop? This beginner's guide will help 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Audiences would have little idea that he existed alongside the web slinger. ‘Morbius’ 4K Ultra HD movie review 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z The problem with that, of course, is that your average slinger isn’t a scientist. Perspective | The college checklist: Bedding, reading lamp and fentanyl test strips? 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Just about any “Fast & Furious” film Global star, celebrity tequila slinger and WWE champ Johnson earned the nickname “Franchise Viagra” when he stepped into the “Fast & Furious” series and helped crank it to 11. Over a dozen better action flicks Netflix's 'Red Notice' will remind you of 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z “He’s got sharp timing,” Johnson said, calling himself a “new-age pun slinger.” 'Jungle Cruise' movie pairs spirited heroine with pun-slinging skipper 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Judge also backed Jones as the starter and said his stance on the young slinger hasn’t changed even with the potential talent in the upcoming draft and on the free-agent market. Daniel Jones is 'everything we want,' Giants general manager says 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z He’s not quite the gun slinger he once was, more of a game manager, but that’s not to say he doesn’t occasionally take a risk by throwing a pass into close coverage. Better Baker: Browns’ Mayfield cuts down on interceptions 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z It gave the Nashville guitar slingers their first UK number one, and their first Grammy win too, for best rock performance by a group. What were the most-played songs of the 2010s? 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Everything about this portrayal of Dracula is dialed to 11, with Bang bouncing back and forth between smug slinger of blood puns to rabid scenery-chewing animal. Netflix’s new take on Dracula is here to suck the life out of vampire stories 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Everyone’s favorite web slinger struck gold at the box office again in his latest cinematic adventure tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe earlier this year. ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ 4K Ultra HD review 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z It’s a sign that, despite last month’s appeals-court ruling against the owners of the drive-through java huts, a legal clash over the coffee slingers’ clothing — or lack thereof — is far from over. Bikini baristas aren’t giving up after appeals court rules Everett can regulate their outfits 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Tom Holland returns as the web slinger's plans for a European vacation are interrupted by Nick Fury and some elemental creatures. Virtually every movie coming out this summer 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z They called him “The Plug,” slang for drug slinger, and authorities said he kept a gun tucked at his side, boasting he was “always ready to shoot.” He put 224 guns on the streets. His family would pay a price. 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Born into a family with more than 100 years of food-service wisdom wedged into its psyche, DiJoseph nonetheless decided to attend the Culinary Institute of America and join the ranks of professional pan slingers. Review | Crimson Diner is steeped in the past — a chef’s past 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z The former merch slinger for Seattle’s Noah Gundersen is now a headliner in her own right, coming off last year’s breakout “Stranger in the Alps” LP and a dazzling afternoon set at Sasquatch! Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for July 2018 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z He identified with the grunts, portraying himself as a slinger of cheap steaks and French fries. Appraising Anthony Bourdain, so often a teller of unappetizing truths 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z A stinger that was also a slinger, perfectly shaped around the pond on No. 18. Players Championship 2018: This Tiger Woods stinger with Protracer is pure golf porn - Golf Digest 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z On paper, it’s hard to think of two more diametrically opposed entities than the calorie slingers... You Want Fries With That Shirt? Fast Food Chains Make Fashion News 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Cambridgeport Elementary School was on the list, but the book slinger in charge there took issue with the gesture for two reasons — she didn't need free books, and they weren't right. Melania Trump Donated Books to a School. Why the Librarian Sent Them Back 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z And from the evidence of “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” Tom Holland loves, loves, loves playing the web slinger. ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ review: This one truly is amazing 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The fiery guitar slinger from Texas highlights her rock side with a touch of distortion, echoing vocals and high-pitched guitar licks. Miranda Lambert’s album highlights duality as singer, writer 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The telephone wires into the valley had been stolen, so the driver sent a slinger down to let the charge-hand know instead. Aberfan 50 years on: how best to remember the tragedy? 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z After starting out as a sandlot slinger, Roethlisberger has mechanized the game to accompany the difficult task of taking him down. Ben Roethlisberger downplays showdown against chatty Josh Norman 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z On Twitter, he described himself as a "Canadian former soccer pro turned Rx slinger." Pro soccer TV analyst pleads guilty to drug kickback scheme 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z We see the web slinger battling through a chaotic New York street, with cars, enemies and everything else flying past. God of War, Spider-Man and Resident Evil 7 star in Sony's busy E3 press event 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z The streetwise thug Don E may be a capable drug slinger, but he’s not a criminal mastermind. 'iZombie' recap: The way Liv used to be in 'Reflections' 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The mist was still so thick that within a few feet of his descent the slinger had faded out of sight. Aberfan 50 years on: how best to remember the tragedy? 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z You may confuse Aden Pizza for a standard-issue pie slinger on first visit. Aden Pizza fires up its namesake dish alongside fresh-baked delights from Turkey 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z He and another film slinger were in the booth at the American Film Institute when it was located in the Kennedy Center. Meet some of the interesting people who kept the Apex Theatre running 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z To this day, no self-respecting pastrami slinger will concede to cutting corners by even a millimeter. Pastrami Piled as High as New York, With Prices to Match 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z This is a tough night to be a country music fan in the D.C. area as guitar slinger Eric Church rocks the faithful at the Verizon Center. COUNTRY TIMES: Asleep at the Wheel brings Texas country music style to D.C. area 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z It's the American way, guns, gun slingers, cowboys with guns, mafia with guns, gangbangers with guns, more wars. Gun Debate Reignites in Colorado, 2½ Years After Aurora Theater Shooting 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The Miami-based burger slinger would be one of the most visible to move overseas, at least in the eyes of the American consumers. Have taxes your way: Why Burger King wants to become a Canadian citizen The positive reinforcement people are derided as “treat slingers” by the dominance trainers; in turn they accuse their foes of animal abuse. I thought my puppy would unite the world. I was so, so wrong 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z By night he made the rounds of drug “slingers” on S Street, buying crack and sinking deeper and deeper into addiction. Book review: ‘S Street Rising: Crack, Murder, and Redemption in D.C.’ by Ruben Castaneda It is hard to be a sheriff when the gun slingers are all over the map. Good Time To Buy Nasdaq 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Previously, a quesarito was an off-menu item you could sometimes get a willing burrito slinger at Chipotle to make for you. The Taco Bell quesarito, a burrito wrapped in a quesadilla, is really happening 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Doctor Octopus, Marvel Entertainment’s web slinger is getting back inside his own skin. - The Washington Post 2014-01-16T00:58:02Z Meanwhile, the cancellations, like so many flights, originated in Chicago where arctic temperatures and forced mechanics and bag slingers to cut outdoor work into 15-minute shifts. Polar Vortex Airline Damage by the Numbers 2014-01-07T21:47:12Z Instead of waiting for the capricious arrow slinger to get back to work, people are increasingly joining online-dating sites to assert some control over their romantic lives. Dating in a Digital World (preview) 2012-08-02T18:45:21.227Z Population—Moslems—Christians—Chaldeans—Nestorians—Jacobites—Arabs—Kurds—Jews—Yezidees— Recreations—Warfare of the slingers—Hammam Ali—The recreation ground of Mosul men and women. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z The slingers of both kings surrounded the fortress, and cast stones against the walls. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z He’s an opinion slinger, but, especially as he approaches the present, he doesn’t always sling them soundly. Rome Specialized in Vulgarity, Excess Before Berlusconi: Books 2011-11-29T00:54:30Z Having armed him with scales of iron, and put a large tower upon him, and placed therein archers and slingers, he ordered them to enter the stream. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Against these warriors of the North Zimisces led the mailed horsemen of the Asiatic themes, and the bowmen and slingers who were the flower of the Byzantine infantry. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Or sometimes the boys form armies, each opposing side being composed of an equal number of slingers. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z He was accompanied by a vast number of slingers, whose arms were in their slings, and a large body of bowmen, who could draw the longest bow with a truthfulness quite astonishing. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z The ships of war moved backward and forward, while the archers and slingers swept the towers and ramparts with a hissing hail of lead and steel. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z In the time of Tiglath-pileser III, saddles, leathern drawers, and high boots were introduced for the cavalry, and a corps of slingers and pioneers was created by Sennacherib. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z Then Badrul Beg had the iron trunks brought forward to corroborate him, that he might see with his own eyes the stones of the celestial slingers. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z He was still issuing the word of command to the balista slingers, when, to his dismay, he heard the king's voice over head. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z Perhaps the little slinger of blackberries aimed more successfully, at that moment, than she knew; hitting, as Woman often does, another mark than the one at which she looks. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z Through them the Companions raged at will, clearing a space into which the archers and slingers pressed with shouts of triumph. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Almost anywhere else, a person who tried to get in and was not wanted would have to climb the hill under fire from the slingers and bowmen above. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z After dinner they formed congenial knots and strolled around while the "hash slingers" washed the dishes and the men once more loaded up. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z He must be at once archer and slinger, commandant and officer, general and private soldier, foot-soldier and horseman, skilled in sea-fight and in siege. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z Basic! for example is a perfectly good canvas for junior code slingers. Taking stock of the iPad's impact nearly one year later 2011-02-10T16:38:02Z As soon as the enemy was within range the order was given to the archers and slingers, of whom there were thousands posted upon the ramparts. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The peltasts, Macedonian and Greek, were numerous and well trained, and there was the usual mass of irregular light troops, bowmen, slingers, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Maev herself is awed when, by the bullets of an unseen slinger, a squirrel and a pet bird are killed as they sit upon her shoulders. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Nevertheless he brought a great army with him: Macedonian foot soldiers, then considered the best in the world, horsemen, archers, and slingers; and elephants, never before seen in Italy. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men A volley of stones thrown by slingers hid behind the hedge that crowned the parapet, reached the three warriors. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess The Macedonian slingers and archers had turned their weapons against it, and they swept the parapet with a deadly storm that drove the defenders to shelter. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z There were, further, Gascon slingers and crossbowmen, who had probably acquired, from contact with Spain, some of the lightness and dash of their neighbours. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Immediately the Breton slingers and archers, ambushed behind the breast-work of fallen trees, assail the Franks with a volley of stones and arrows. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century These vessels, it is true, carried no sails, for there was no wind in the walled enclosure, but they were supplied with archers and slingers. The Scarlet Banner For me and my men, a slinger or an archer is no more dangerous than a dog that barks at a distance. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess While darts and stones were showered upon the causeway from the walls, vessels attacked it from both harbors, filled with archers and slingers, who drove the workmen back. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z At a reading table scanning a paper sat Irish Kelley whose dark face and hawklike features made him look like a real lead slinger. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. Foremost came the archers and slingers, in light groups of skirmishers, whose business it was to rid the ramparts of their defenders. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) He put on his armour, and arrayed the chiefs on foot in front of their chariots, and behind them came the spearmen, with the bowmen and slingers on the wings of the army. Tales of Troy and Greece The Balearic slingers provoked laughter in spite of their ferocious aspect. Sónnica Before the ancient temple the army was drawn up in long lines, archers and slingers, spearmen and cavalry, find the phalanx in companies and squadrons. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Honest, I felt sorry for them suds slingers that travels around the deck singin' out, "Who wants the waiter?" Side-stepping with Shorty And the young lightning slinger pulled towards him a lurid tale of the Wild West, and proceeded to enjoy himself. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children "One species, with a thong attached to it, which remained in the slinger's hand, that he might recall the weapon, was especially dreaded by the Spaniards." The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West The slingers cautiously advanced, sheltering themselves behind buildings and hummocks. Sónnica Up there the sentinels of those naked slingers who loved wine and women when the world was young had peered over the blue sea for a first sight of Roman or Carthaginian pirate galley. The Recipe for Diamonds My old friend of my ’prentice days—dear old Tom, the foreman, and Jack Williams, the slinger, they get no colder welcome from us because they live in Hammersmith or Whitechapel. An Ocean Tramp We leave it “done up,” old and worn, And frayed; Frayed round the edges, worn and thin— Life is a rough old linen slinger. A line-o'-verse or two The archers and slingers directed their missiles with fatal effect against the troops who manned the walls, while the most intrepid of the assailants planted scaling-ladders on the places where the ascent appeared most practicable. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 A host of the besieging army rushed forward and covered him, and his archers and slingers began to shoot against the battlements. Sónnica But when the assailants, pushing the osier fences before them, passed up to the walls, the archers, slingers and others, rolling down huge stones, with firebrands and fire-pots, repelled them to a distance. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Every slinger carried three of them in war. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) In one we read that the Skraelings were good slingers, and also that they used a machine which reminds one rather of gunpowder than of anything else. The True Story Book “Faster,” stormed the Persian captains to their slingers and bowmen, “beat these madmen down.” A Victor of Salamis "Are you not Geryon the slinger?" she murmured, holding her hands out to the Athenian. Sónnica So the Carthaginians, in making up their forces, would hire bodies of cavalry in Numidia, and of slingers in the Balearic Isles; and, for reasons analogous, they got excellent infantry in Spain. Hannibal Makers of History Successive improvements were introduced into it by the kings of the second Assyrian empire; chariots were superseded by cavalry; Tiglath-pileser III. gave the riders saddles and high boots, and Sennacherib created a corps of slingers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" A shower of stones too from their slingers is coming over our battlements. Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes Heavy masses of Assyrian archers and Arabian slingers were advanced to prepare for the attack by overwhelming volleys. A Victor of Salamis I shall never see you again, but I would rather not see you than have you remain in the city or become the slave of my lover the slinger. Sónnica He raised the embankments, and fortified them with towers, in which he placed slingers and archers, whose missiles told with terrible effect on those who defended the walls. Ancient States and Empires Hurling the corpse out of a window upon the assailants, they broke the head of another, and they drove the third off with stones, like true descendants of the Majorcan slingers. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan She flings dead worlds among the dead, as a sower his seed or a slinger his stones. The Masque of the Elements Each galley carried seventy rowers, ten sailors to handle the sails, fifty light-armed archers and slingers, and one hundred and fifty soldiers cased in iron from top to toe. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death The Athenian, with tender commiseration, moved by the kindness of the miserable creature, kissed the dry and flaccid lips, from which escaped the insufferable odor of the wine of the Balearic slingers. Sónnica The organization of the Macedonian army was perfect, with many other sorts of troops, bodyguards, light hoplites, light cavalry, bowmen, and slingers. Ancient States and Empires As soon as he began to attack them, the trumpet sounded,—and forthwith the horsemen, slingers, and darters, issued forth to charge the Persians, sustained by the heavy-armed foot-soldiers in the rear. The Two Great Retreats of History Reforms are not matured to accompaniments of incense and rose-water, and I had made up my mind to disregard the mud and its slingers. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated He imparted to it the rapid motion that a slinger imparts to his sling. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death Who'd think that you could have become a writer, and I a hash slinger? The Grain Ship The general perceived the inequality of this close encounter, and, drawing off the legions a small distance, ordered the slingers and engineers to discharge their missiles and dislodge the enemy. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 On the appointed day they were collected unarmed in the Forum of each city, the surrounding streets being occupied by Roman troops, and the roofs of the houses covered with archers and slingers. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality During the night the Greeks organized a small body of cavalry and two hundred Rhodian slingers, who threw leaden bullets instead of stones. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality At that moment let the slingers and archers shower their stones and arrows upon the enemy. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death There was a pleased and confident jabber among the slingers and archers below as the birds arrived. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner It was the Numidian horse, the Balearic slingers, the Spanish infantry, the Gaulish broadswords, which proved so formidable in the ranks of Hannibal. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 This done, however, the boy again stood forth, and pitched a leaden bullet, such as was used by the slingers of the day, into the window. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 Yet when the few horsemen and slingers of the Greeks attacked them they fled in dismay, and many of them were killed in a ravine which they were forced to traverse. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality In order to ascertain whether it was fordable, they entered it on horse-back, and approached the nearer side, notwithstanding the hail of stones and arrows which the Gallic slingers and archers poured down upon them. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death By this time the slingers had come up, and I retired behind my shield to await their action. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner The skirmishing of the light-armed troops preluded as usual to the battle; the Balearian slingers slung their stones like hail into the ranks of the Roman line, and severely wounded the consul Æmilius himself. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 The third row consists of young men with slings, and the fourth is composed of women, who carry baskets of stones for the slingers, and clubs and spears for the other combatants. The Cannibal Islands Captain Cook's Adventure in the South Seas The Greeks in their army had slingers who would throw leaden plummets inscribed with the irritating words: "Take this!" The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony Such a display of bravery caused the Gallic archers and slingers to hold their fire by common accord, and do honor to such supreme valor. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death A captain of the slingers was arguing hotly with the gunner, who was finally persuaded to take his aim a little lower. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner Besides being a paint slinger of promise, she's the straight goods. 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Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner Sometimes the name of the slinger was put on the ball,—so that the wounded could tell whom to thank, perhaps. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 During the battle the armies sometimes separate a little distance for a time, leaving a space between them; then the slingers of stones advance. The Cannibal Islands Captain Cook's Adventure in the South Seas These suggestions were approved; and that very night there came forward slingers to the number of two hundred. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis Some were preparing behind the chariots, with thick skins stretched on cords, a retreat where the children would be under cover from the arrows and stones thrown by the slingers and archers of the enemy. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death The slingers were consequently left far in the rear. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner By their retreat the archers and slingers, being left destitute and defenseless, were all cut to pieces. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome Behind these were the best of his infantry, while in their rear were the archers and slingers. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem The Roman conqueror of the world knew better than to put in his heavily-armed legions the flying Parthian, the light-armed horseman of Numidia, or the slinger of the Balearic Isles. Adrift in the Ice-Fields There were seven hundred Rhodian slingers, a hundred and twenty light-armed Megarians who were exiles, and one horse transport which conveyed thirty horsemen and horses. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece The terror-stricken archers and slingers were scattering and scurrying in every direction, regardless of the shouted orders of their captains. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner He was almost deafened by the din as the stone missiles of the slingers rebounded from his reverberating shell of steel, but he fired carefully, steadily, and powerfully until his last arrow had been loosed. Spacehounds of IPC Vespasian then ordered the regular troops to remain in camp, the assaults being repelled by the archers and slingers. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem "Close! close!" rose the shout of battle, and the Roman horse dashed forward into the dust cloud—forward upon the slingers that suddenly were not there, had vanished, as it were, into the earth itself. The Lion's Brood They took to war 10,000 two-horse chariots each containing eight armed men, with six slingers and stone throwers on either side. 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The Lion's Brood A few staunch hearts hurled fearlessly at the foe may still, like the ancient slinger's stone, lay low the giant. The Story of the Guides Expert slingers from the Balearian Islands, and bowmen from Crete, were added to their legions; as, in modern times, field-ordnance and riflemen are added to ours. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged There were forty men riding in the troop, all lancers, saving a few slingers and bowmen. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ They rang the great bells in the Campanile, and barricaded the gates with the benches and stalls in the Duomo, on the Baptistery they set their bowmen, and on the Campanile the slingers. 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For he's not a mere slinger of partisan ink, But a thinker who gives us profoundly to think; And his arguments cannot be lightly dismissed With cries of "Pro-Hun" or of "Pacificist." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 Cæsar's men daily carried on their works to straiten the enemy; those of Pompey, having the advantage of numbers, did the same to enlarge themselves, and severely galled the enemy by their slingers and archers. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. The Bishop of Basle, who had now become his confessor, came to his aid, at the head of a hundred horsemen, and a body of expert slingers. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power He threw up a mound round about the city, he built wooden stages on it which he filled with archers and slingers, and these succeeded in killing the people of the city daily. The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians They fell on the Pompeian archers and slingers and dispersed them like smoke. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. The corners were faced with stone, making a very formidable appearance when guarded by slingers and throwers of darts, who were stationed there only in times of great peril. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 His cavalry also were ordered to charge at the very onset, which, with the multitude of archers and slingers, soon obliged Cæsar's men to give ground. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. Carthage got her soldiers from Spain, her seamen, her slingers from the Balearic Islands and the coasts of Africa, her money from the trade of the world. The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 His fleet consisted of seventy-three ships, on board of which were five thousand heavy-armed troops, and three thousand javelin men, archers, and slingers. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. They had been hit by sling stones, whirled with great force by practised slingers. After London Or, Wild England Two slingers appear on the eighth slab, with archers attacking. 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The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History Some precautions had been taken to place those entrances under the protection of projecting angles, by which they might be flanked in case of need by archers or slingers. Ivanhoe A file removed in this way is said to have been `reaped'. :rectangle slinger: /n./ The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 The last arrow was quickly shot, nor could the slingers hurl their stones, so close were friend and foe. The White Company Some made themselves useful as hash- slingers in cheap boarding houses or chambermaids in livery stables, nursery maids or barbers, while others kept gambling dens, boozing-kens or even run variety dives. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 The slingers and archers, however, proved troublesome, and hostile forces, though keeping out of reach, were never far off. 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The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The three ranks were formed in the traditional manner; the spaces between the maniples were filled by slingers and archers; the whole of the cavalry was placed on the flanks. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate The station abaft that occupied by the stem defenders was manned by the berserks, and behind the mast were the spearmen, archers, and stone slingers. Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age Thus driven into a corner, Nicias answered, with great reluctance, that the number of triremes must be not less than one hundred, with five thousand heavy-armed infantry, and slingers and bow-men in proportion. Stories from Thucydides In the front line were the archers and slingers, who were to open the battle and shake the line of the defenders. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest Caesar calmly sent back his cavalry and his archers and slingers. Caesar: a Sketch He himself, with some light-armed cohorts, and a select body of slingers and archers, advanced always in the front; while Caius Marius, his lieutenant-general, at the head of the cavalry, had charge of the rear. Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War The archers and slingers In the boats cowered before it; and fell, scorched corpses, as it swept on. Hereward, the Last of the English Meanwhile Hannibal had his slingers and light troops cross the Aufidus and posted them in front of his army. Battle Studies From the other ships the archers and slingers and light infantry, whose weapon is difficult to be thrown back by the unskilful, allowed scarce any person to remain upon the wall unwounded. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 His plan of battle was to send forward his cavalry outside over the open ground, with clouds of archers and slingers, to scatter Caesar's horse, and then to wheel round and envelop his legions. 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The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 Besides these there were auxiliaries from the allied princes in the East; corps from Greece and Asia Minor, slingers and archers from Crete and the islands. Caesar: a Sketch The Egyptian infantry was divided into regiments, and Wilkinson tells us that they were named according to the arms they bore,--as "bowmen, spearmen, swordsmen, clubmen, slingers." Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements He himself disposed slingers in convenient places to cover our men in their retreat. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries They left the archers and slingers without their defense and protection. Battle Studies The slingers, archers, and corn were handed over to the consuls. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 After that with a yell the heavy-armed dashed their spears against their shields and hurled the former at each other, while the slingers and the archers sent their stones and missiles. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus A powerful force of the best heavy-armed infantry that Athens and her allies could furnish was sent on board it, together with a smaller number of slingers and bowmen. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) The slingers and archers were stationed in the centre of the line; the cavalry closed the flanks. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries Indeed, it raged more fiercely than at any previous time, the slingers and bowmen being pushed up to the outer edge of the moat, and the machines of every kind plied over their heads. The Prince of India — Volume 02 In and upon them were stationed archers and slingers, and in the lower story was a battering-ram. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Where will any one find a chance to assail ships which carry so many archers and slingers striking assailants, moreover, from the towers up aloft? Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus They placed posts of archers and slingers, and brought engines which commanded all the slopes which gave access to the river. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) His right wing was secured by a river with steep banks; for which reason he placed all his cavalry, archers, and slingers, on his left wing. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries Then ensued the general advance which has been described, except that here, in front of St. Romain, there was no covering the assailants with slingers and archers. The Prince of India — Volume 02 It was reported that Phaethon too was disappointed of the slingers whom he had summoned from the Milky Way, and of the Cloud-centaurs. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 Meantime, the Welsh, galled by this incessant discharge, answered it by volleys from their own archers, whose numbers made some amends for their inferiority, and who were supported by numerous bodies of darters and slingers. The Betrothed There were gunmen, knife slingers, cutthroats and bullies,—but they had to work, just the same. West Wind Drift By their retreat the archers and slingers, being left destitute and defenceless, were all cut to pieces. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries Up rose the hordes, the archers and slingers, and the ladder bearers, and forward, like a bristling wave, they rushed, shouting every man as he pleased. The Prince of India — Volume 02 These latter, however, arrived, most unfortunately for us, after the battle was decided; the slingers failed altogether, and are said to have felt the resentment of Phaethon, who wasted their territory with fire. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 Now, a bit of a shell, from an enemy slinger, had penetrated my arm. The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life They are a company of Iberian slingers, enlisted among the tribes conquered in Spain by the Carthaginians. The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal X.—Caesar, being apprised of this by Titurius, leads all his cavalry and light-armed Numidians, slingers and archers, over the bridge, and hastens towards them. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries The first two divisions consisted almost entirely of knights and men-at-arms; the third, of archers and slingers. In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce A powerful force of the best heavy-armed infantry that Athens and her allies could furnish was sent on board, together with a smaller number of slingers and bowmen. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo But I managed to empty my slinger into some of them and to topple the rest. The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Then the Carthaginian slingers stole out between the ranks of their heavy infantry, passed between the elephants, and commenced the battle. The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal Node:rectangle slinger, Next:recursion, Previous:recompile the world, Up:= R = rectangle slinger n. The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 The archers and slingers never came within sword-stroke of them, but fell away before them on all sides; but the slingers fled not far, but began again with their shot, and slew a many. The House of the Wolfings Besides these, he had several bodies of Greek regular infantry; and he had archers, slingers, and javelin-men, who fought also with broadsword and target. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo Every slinger was jammed, as though frozen by invisible ice; all their balls and shells were stuck together, like the work of a transparent glue. The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life The hail of Carthaginian missiles continued until the Roman light infantry were forced to fall back; and the slingers were then recalled, and the heavy infantry of the two armies stood facing each other. The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal Node:recursion, Next:recursive acronym, Previous:rectangle slinger, Up:= R = recursion n. The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 Of horsemen they had no great number, but there were many chariots and swordsmen, and spearmen, and slingers beyond count. The World's Desire It had been a divine accident which had caused me to drop my revolver, and, stooping to recover it, unknowingly to frustrate the design of the second slinger upon myself. The Quest of the Sacred Slipper Many a would-be gun slinger has borrowed Fisher's name. To the Last Man He put on his armour, and arrayed the chiefs on foot in front of their chariots, and behind them came the spearmen, with the bowmen and slingers on the wings of the army. Tales of Troy: Ulysses, the sacker of cities I have still three thousand Carians, twelve hundred slingers and archers, whole cohorts! Salammbo If, then, we are to exclude them from all possibility of injuring us as we march, we must get slingers as soon as possible and cavalry. Anabasis The help of the slingers was of great use in the battle. The Danish History, Books I-IX The Punic slingers scattered here and there stood gaping. Salammbo A Balearic slinger took a step forward, put one of his clay bullets into his thong, and swung round his arm. Salammbo The pulleys and caps grated, the rope curtains were lowered, and showers of stones and showers of arrows poured forth simultaneously; all the scattered slingers ran up. Salammbo Then, as matters were safe with him, Cheirisophus sent back the peltasts and slingers and archers to join Xenophon, with orders to carry out his instructions. Anabasis Also the old man bade the wings of the slingers go back to the extremity of the line, and put with them the ranks of the archers. The Danish History, Books I-IX Right and left of the elephants hovered the slingers, each with a sling around his loins, a second on his head, and a third in his right hand. Salammbo The most annoying were the bullets of the slingers. Salammbo The slingers, who were distributed through the rear, were still shooting. Salammbo For the Rhodians could reach further than the Persian slingers, or, indeed, than most of the bowmen. Anabasis Some Balearic slingers, however, who had gone round the corner of the palace, in order to pillage more conveniently, were checked by a lofty barrier, made of Indian cane. Salammbo It was a troop of three hundred slingers who had disembarked the evening before, and had on that day slept too late. Salammbo When they were across, Mithridates appeared again with one thousand horse, and archers and slingers to the number of four thousand. Anabasis As they arrived at Tunis, some of them remarked that a troop of Balearic slingers was missing. Salammbo |
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