Read full poem →tiddy um tum tum.
My knees are loose-like, my feet want to sling their
selves.
Dictionary Entry
An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. slingsling arm
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Poetry examples for “sling”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →THOU ART THE MAN
WHY THE LITTLE FRENCHMAN WEARS HIS HAND IN A SLING
BON-BON
Read full poem →Was shot at, touched in the liver-wing,
Goes with his Bourbon arm in a sling:
--She hopes they have not caught the felons.
Read full poem →They up they hoist me John in a chafe,
Sling him fast like a hog to scorch,
Spit in his face, then leap back safe,
Read full poem →Well for about an hour we lounged on Constantin’s balcony in two
separate sling-back chairs with the victrola playing and the balalaika
records stacked between us. A faint milky light diffused from the