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sling

noun C2
  1. A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity. (colloquial)

Plural slings

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For a long time the Farmer, brandishing an empty sling, chased them away by the terror he inspired; but when the birds found that the sling was only swung in the air, they ceased to take any notice of it and would not move.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 11 · B2
The Farmer, on seeing this, charged his sling with stones, and killed a great number.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 11 · B2

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