Threw or flung something forcefully, often with a sudden motion; past tense of sling.
From Old Norse 'slyngva' meaning to hurl. Entered Middle English as both a weapon (a sling) and the action, surviving as an irregular verb with the past tense 'slung.'
Ancient armies used slings to launch stones farther than arrows could go—a technology that was so effective it remained unchanged for 2,000 years until firearms replaced it.
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