The Collaborative International Dictionary
Slung shot
Slung \Slung\, imp. & p. p. of Sling.
Slung shot, a metal ball of small size, with a string attached, used by ruffians for striking.
Usage examples of "slung shot".
I would have you see my armorer, so that he can make you breast- and side-plates to protect you from arrows, and helmets to defend you from slung shot, if there were time enough.
His first real warning that something really was wrong and that Cymry just wasn't being fidgety was when Wintermoon suddenly tensed and flung up his hand, and Corwith came winging in as fast as slung shot, landing on his outstretched arm, and hissing with fear and anger.
Now he had a slung shot that with one blow would render the other man helpless.