σφενδόνη
ἡ
A.
sling, Il. 13.600 (where it is used as a bandage), Archil. 3, E. Ph. 1142, Ar. Av. 1185, Th. 4.32; σφενδόνῃ οὐκ ἂν ἐφικοίμην αὐτόσ’ could not reach it with a sling, Antiph. 55.19.
2.
a sling as part of a crane used in unloading ships, SIG 241 A 46 (Delph., iv B.C.): so perh. metaph., σφενδόνας ἀπ’ εὐμέτρου A. Ag. 1010 (lyr.).
II.
anything of like shape:
1.
sling for a disabled arm, Hp. Art. 16 (cf. Il. l.c.); suspensory abdominal bandage, Hp. Mul. 2.144, Sor. Fasc. 48.
2.
headband worn by women, broad in front, Poll. 5.96, Eust.ad D.P. 7.
3.
hoop of a ring in which the stone was set as in a sling, esp. the outer or broader part round the stone, collet, E. Hipp. 862, Pl. R. 359e, Arist. Ph. 207a3.
4.
white of the eye, Poll. 2.70.
III.
stone or bullet of the sling, X. An. 3.4.4, 5.2.14, etc.; τοιαύταις ς., of hailstones, Ar. Nu. 1125 (troch.).