Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Slish, n. p. 1244A cut;—a low word, formed by corruption from slash; as, slish and slash. Nash.Slit, v. t. p. 1244To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail-rods. 2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or tongue, or the nose. 3. To rend; to…Slit, n. p. 1244A long cut; or a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. 2. A cleft or crack in the breast of cattle.Slĭth'er, v. i. p. 1244To slide; to glide. [Prov. Eng.]Slit'ter, n. p. 1244One who slits.Slit'ting-mill, n. p. 1244A mill where iron bars, or plates, are slit into narrow strips, as nail-rods, and the like. 2. A machine used by lapidaries for slicing stones, usually by means of a revolving wheel called a slicer…Slit'ting-rōll'er, n. p. 1244One of a pair of rollers furnished with alternate ribs entering between each other, and cutting in the manner of shears, used in slitting-mills for metals, &c.Slīve, v. i. p. 1244To sneak. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Slīve, v. t. p. 1244To cut; to separate. [Obs.] Holland.Sliv'er or Slī'ver, v. t. p. 1244To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; as, to sliver wood. They'll sliver thee like a turnip. W. Scott.Slīv'er or Slī'ver, n. p. 1244A long piece cut or rent off, or a piece cut or rent lengthwise. Shak. 2. A light ribbon, or twist of cotton, wool, &c., to be formed into a thread. Simmonds.Slōak'an, n. p. 1244(Bot.) A species of sea-weed; sloke. See LAVER.Slōam, n. p. 1244A layer of earth between coal-seams.Slōat, n. p. 1244A narrow piece of timber which holds together large pieces; a slat; as, the sloats of a cart.Slōb'ber, n. & v. p. 1244See SLABBER.Slōb'ber-er, n. p. 1244One who slabbers; a driveler. 2. Hence, a slovenly farmer; also, a jobbing tailor. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Slŏb'ber-y, a. p. 1244Wet; sloppy. Shak.Slôck or Slôck'en, v. t. p. 1244To quench; to slake. [Obs.] See SLAKE.Slōck'ing-stōne, n. p. 1244A rich stone of ore displayed in order to tempt persons to embark in mining enterprises.Slōe, n. p. 1244A small, bitter, wild plum, the fruit of the black-thorn (Prunus spinosa).Slō'gan, n. p. 1244The war-cry, or gathering-word, of a Highland clan in Scotland. W. Scott.Slōke, n. p. 1244(Bot.) A species of edible sea-weed; sloakan. See LAVER.Slōō, n. p. 1244A slough or mud-hole. This form of the word, as generally prevalent in the Western States, is shown to have been one of the earliest, by the following lines in a Cambridge MS., quoted by Halliwell:—…Slōōm, n. p. 1244Slumber. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Slōōm'y, a. p. 1244Sluggish; slow. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Slōōp, n. p. 1244(Naut.) A vessel with one mast, the mainsail of which is attached to a gaff above, to a boom below, and to the mast on its foremost edge. It also carries a jib. Sloop of war, a vessel of war rigged…Slŏp, v. t. p. 1244To drink greedily and grossly. [Obs.]Slŏp, n. p. 1244Water carelessly spilled or thrown about, as upon a table or floor; a puddle; a soiled spot. 2. Mean liquor; mean liquid food. 3. (pl.) Dirty water; water in which any thing has been washed or rinsed.Slop-basin or slop-bowl p. 1244a basin or bowl for holding slops, especially for receiving the dregs of tea at the table.Slōp, n. p. 1244Any kind of outer garment, as a night-dress; also, a smock-frock. [Obs.] Halliwell. 2. A lower garment, as breeches, trousers, &c.; —chiefly in the plural. “From the waist downward, all slops.” Shak.…Slŏp, v. t. p. 1244To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; to spill. 2. To spill liquid upon; to soil with a liquid spilled.Slōp, v. i. p. 1244To overflow or be spilled, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it;—often followed by over.Slōpe, a. p. 1244Inclined, or inclining, from an horizontal direction; forming an angle with the plane of the horizon; sloping. [Rare.] “Down the slope hill.” Milton.Slōpe, adv. p. 1244In a sloping manner; obliquely.Slōpe, n. p. 1244An oblique direction; a line or direction inclining from an horizontal line; properly, a direction downward. 2. A declivity; any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon…Slōpe, v. t. p. 1244To form with a slope; to form to declivity or obliquity; to direct obliquely; to incline; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment.Slōpe, v. i. p. 1244To take an oblique direction; to be declivous or inclined. 2. To take one's self off; to disappear suddenly. [Colloq. U. S.]Slōpe'ness, n. p. 1244The state of being slope or inclined; declivity; obliquity. [Rare.] Wotton.Slōpe'wise, adv. p. 1244Obliquely. [Obs.] Carew.Slōp'ing, p. a. p. 1244Inclining, or inclined, from an horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous.Slōp'ing-ly, adv. p. 1244In a sloping manner; obliquely; with a slope.Slŏp′pi-ness, n. p. 1244The state of being sloppy; muddiness.Slōp'-py, a. p. 1244Wet, so as to spatter easily; muddy; plashy.Slōp'-sĕl'ler, n. p. 1244One who sells ready-made clothes.Slōp'-shōp, n. p. 1244A shop where ready-made clothes are sold.Slōp'-work, n. p. 1244The manufacture of cheap ready-made clothing.Slōp'y, a. p. 1244Sloping; inclined.Slōsh, n. p. 1244The same as SLUSH. See SLUSH.Slōsh'y, a. p. 1244The same as SLUSHY. See SLUSHY.Slōt, v. t. p. 1244To shut with violence; to slam, that is, to drive. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Ray.Slōt, n. p. 1244A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.Slŏt, n. p. 1244The track of a deer. “As a blood-hound follows the slot of a hurt deer.” H. Scott. 2. (Mach.) A depression or mortise in a plate of metal, or a slit or aperture through it, for the reception of some…Slōte, n. p. 1244A trap door in the stage of a theater. Simmonds.Slōth or Slŏth, n. p. 1244Slowness; tardiness. This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. They change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth.…Slōth, v. i. p. 1244To be idle. [Obs.] Gower.Slōth'ful, a. p. 1244Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him, that is a great waster. Prov. xviii. 9.Slōth'ful-ly, adv. p. 1244In a slothful manner; lazily; sluggishly; idly.Slōth’ful-ness, n. p. 1244The state or quality of being slothful; indulgence of sloth; inactivity; the habit of idleness; laziness.Slōt'-hound, n. p. 1244A hound which tracks a deer by the slot; a blood-hound. “Misfortunes which track my footsteps like slot-hounds.” W. Scott.Slōt'ted, a. p. 1244Having a slot.