slung shot

a weight, as a stone or a piece of metal, fastened to a short strap, chain, or the like, and used as a weapon.

Origin of slung shot

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

slummy, slump, slump test, slumpflation, slung, slung shot, slunk, slur, slurb, slurp, slurry

Men are locked up or fined if found with daggers or slung-shot upon their persons, but revolvers go free.

Around The Tea-Table |T. De Witt Talmage
A Mr. Jansen had been stunned by a blow from a slung-shot, and his person and premises rifled by Australian thieves.

Greater Britain |Charles Wentworth Dilke
One night I saw a man attacked by highwaymen and knocked down with a slung-shot, just across the street.

Happiness as Found in Forethought Minus Fearthought |Horace Fletcher
He could not say, however, which drew the slung-shot or which threw the grenade.

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) |Various

The man was found behind his counter, having evidently been hit on the head by a slung-shot while reaching for a box of hosiery.

Hand and Ring |Anna Katharine Green

slung shot

a weight attached to the end of a cord and used as a weapon