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English Dictionary: stinger by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stinger
n
  1. a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
  2. a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all"
    Synonym(s): stinger, cut
  3. a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
  4. a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
  5. a sharp stinging blow
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stinger \Sting"er\, n.
      One who, or that which, stings.
  
               Professor E. Forbes states that only a small minority
               of the medus[91] of our seas are stingers. --Owen.
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