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SLING (5)
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sling, scarf bandage, triangular bandage - n
bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
Examples:
John was required to wear a sling after he fractured a bone in his arm.
Slings offer extra support to elevate an injured ligament.
c. 1300, "implement for throwing stones," from an unidentified continental Germanic source (such as Middle Low German slinge "a sling"). The notion probably is of a sling being twisted and twirled before it is thrown. Sense of "loop for lifting or carrying heavy objects" first recorded early 14c. Meaning "piece of cloth tied around the neck to support an injured arm" is first attested 1720.
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