UNSLINGING

Verb

unslinging

present participle of unsling

Source: Wiktionary


UNSLING

Un*sling", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sling.] (Naut.)

Definition: To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings. Totten.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BEATIFY

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