ball-slinger

Updated: May 27, 2025

And so it came about that we met about mid afternoon, with seconds, in a well-frequented field in the outskirts. Before supper was eaten my entire troop knew that their new captain had tossed his ball-slinger away without using it, had taken twenty balls from their former commander's weapon, and while thus wounded had charged the man and despatched him with bare hands!

Homer Eon Flint - The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life