stinger
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Their -- their -- the stinger is really a defensive weapon.
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- noun One that stings, especially an insult, that stings or wounds mentally.
- noun A stinging organ or part.
- noun A sharp blow.
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- I still had the stinger, and I swung round low from trying to undo the bolt and wrapped it round his legs. — Whip Hand
- Neatly severed by the stinger, a large branch tumbled from a nearby tree. — The False Mirror
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Their -- their -- the stinger is really a defensive weapon.
— CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2006 -
Your stinger will be there, but there are a few others that are pretty funny, too.
— Satellite News -
He chose the foremost of the three, and found it quite as ill-tasting as the other had been; but this time he didn't spit it out, for the stinger was a little too quick for him, and before he could let go it was fast in his lip.
— Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals
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/ (stĭngˈər)/
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