Assyrian

a. of Assyria. an ancient kingdom in NearEast (in modern Iraq) 亚述的。
△2H.IV.5.3.102(101): “O base Assyrian knight,what is thy news?”(The Assyrians of the Bible were associated with rob-bery. Falstaff imitates Pistol’s bombastic style.) 啊，下贱亚述骑士，你带来的消息是什么？
Assyrian slings: People of Assyria(an ancient king-dom in modern Iraq) were famous for their skill withslings. Sennacherib (705 B. C.-681 B.C.),king of As-syria,founded a corps of slings.亚述人的弹弓（古代亚述人以善用弹弓著称）。
△H.V.4.7.65 (61): “as swift asstones/Enforced from the old Assyrian slings.”快得就像从古时候亚述人的弓弩所猛射出的石弹。