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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Slŭdg'er, n. p. 1245An instrument for boring in sludge or quicksand.Slūdg'y, a. p. 1245Miry; slushy. Partington.Slūe, v. t. p. 1245(Naut.) To turn about a fixed point, usually the center, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn;—used also of any heavy body. 2. To turn about; to twist;—often followed by round. They laughed, and…Slūe, v. i. p. 1245To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course;—often followed by round.Slŭg, n. p. 1245A drone; a slow, heavy, lazy fellow. Shak. 2. A hindrance; obstruction. [Obs.] Bacon. 3. (Zoöl.) A kind of snail, of the genus Limax, very destructive to plants. ☞ Slugs are naked snails, or snails…Slŭg, n. p. 1245A cylindrical or oval piece of metal, used for the charge of a gun.Slŭg, v. i. p. 1245To move slowly; to lie idle. [Obs.] “To slug in sloth and sensual delight.” Spenser.Slŭg, v. t. p. 1245To make sluggish. [Obs.] Milton.Slŭg, v. t. p. 1245To load with a slug; as, to slug a gun.Slŭg'a-bĕd, n. p. 1245One who indulges in lying abed; a sluggard. [Obs.] Shak.Slŭg'gard, n. p. 1245A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Prov. vi. 6.Slŭg'gard, a. p. 1245Sluggish; lazy. Dryden.Slūg'gard-ize, v. t. p. 1245To make lazy. [Obs.] Shak.Slŭg'gard-y, n. p. 1245The state of being a sluggard; sluggishness. [Obs.] Trower.Slŭg'gish, a. p. 1245Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. 2. Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish river or stream. 3. Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert…Slŭg'gish-ly, adv. p. 1245In a sluggish manner; lazily; slothfully; drowsily; idly; slowly. Milton.Slŭg'gish-ness, n. p. 1245The state of being sluggish; natural or habitual indolence or laziness; sloth; dullness;— applied to persons. 2. Inertness; want of power to move;—used with reference to inanimate matter. 3.…Slŭg'gy, a. p. 1245Sluggish. [Obs.] Chaucer.Slūgs, n. pl. p. 1245(Mining.) Half-roasted ore.Sluice, n. p. 1245An artificial passage for water fitted with a sliding valve or gate, as in a mill-stream, for stopping or regulating the flow. 2. Hence, any opening; that from which any thing flows; a source of…Slūice, v. t. p. 1245To emit by floodgates. [Rare.] Milton. 2. To wet copiously, as by opening a sluice; to overwhelm; as, to sluice meadows. Howitt. He dried his neck and face, which he had been sluicing with cold…Slūice'-gāte, n. p. 1245Same as SLUICE.Slūi'cy, a. p. 1245Falling in streams, as from a sluice. And oft whole sheets descend of sluicy rain. Dryden.Slŭm, n. p. 1245A back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, and vicious population; any low neighborhood or dark retreat; as, Westminster slums, which are favorite haunts for thieves.…Slūm'ber, v. i. p. 1245To sleep lightly; to dose. He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Ps. cxxi. 4. 2. To sleep. Slumber is used as synonymous with sleep, particularly in the poetic and eloquent style.…Slūm'ber, v. t. p. 1245To lay to sleep. 2. To stun; to stupefy. [Rare.] Wotton.Slūm'ber, n. p. 1245Light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose. “Rest to my soul, and slumber to my eyes.” Dryden. He at last fell into a slumber, and thence into a fast sleep, which detained him in that place…Slŭm'ber-er, n. p. 1245One who slumbers; a sleeper.Slŭm'ber-ing-ly, adv. p. 1245In a slumbering manner.Slŭm'ber-less, a. p. 1245Without slumber; sleepless.Slŭm'ber-oŭs, a. p. 1245Inviting slumber; soporiferous. “Pensive in the slumberous shade.” Pope.Slŭm'ber-y, a. p. 1245Sleepy; drowsy. [Obs.] “Slumbery agitation.” Shak.Slŭmp, v. i. p. 1245To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a hard surface, as on snow, ice, frozen ground, a bog, &c., not strong enough to bear the person. The latter walk on a bottomless quag, into…Slŭmp, v. t. p. 1245To lump; to throw into a mass. The different groups . . . are exclusively slumped together under that sense. Sir W. Hamilton.Slŭmp, n. p. 1245A boggy place. [Prov. Eng.] 2. The noise made by any thing falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place. [Scot.]Slŭmp'y, a. p. 1245Easily broken through; boggy; marshy; swampy. [Prov. Eng.] Bartlett.Slŭng, imp. & p. p. p. 1245of slĭng. See SLING.Slŭng'-shŏt, n. p. 1245A metal ball of small size, with a string attached, used for striking.Slŭnk, imp. & p. p. p. 1245of slink. See SLINK.Slur, v. t. p. 1245To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace. 2. To pass lightly; to conceal. With periods, points, and tropes, he slurs his crimes. Dryden. 3. To cheat; to trick. [Rare.] “To slur men of what they…Slŭr, n. p. 1245A mark or stain; hence, slight reproach or disgrace; stigma; also, a reproachful intimation; an innuendo. “Gaining to his name a lasting slur.” South. 2. A trick played upon a person; an imposition.…Slŭrred, a. p. 1245(Mus.) Marked with a slur; performed in a smooth, gliding style, like notes marked with a slur.Slŭsh, n. p. 1245Soft mud; sludge; slosh. 2. A mixture of snow and water; snow-broth. [Scottish and Prov. Eng. Collog. U. S.] 3. A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication. 4. The refuse…Slŭsh, v. t. p. 1245To smear with slush or grease; as, to slush a mast. 2. (Mach.) To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.Slūsh’y, a. p. 1245Consisting of, or resembling, slush.Slūt, n. p. 1245An untidy woman; a slattern; — often used in reproach. Sluts are good enough to make a sloven’s porridge. Old Proverb. 2. Hence, a servant girl; a drudge. [Obs.] Our little girl Susan is a most…Slŭtch, n. p. 1245Soft mud; slush; sludge. Pennant.Slūtch'y, a. p. 1245Miry; slushy. Pennant.Slūth'-hound, n. p. 1246The same as SLEUTH-HOUND.Slŭt'ter-y, n. p. 1246The character and conduct of a slut; neglect of cleanliness and order; dirtiness of clothes, rooms, furniture, or provisions; sluttishness; slatternliness. [Rare.] Drayton.Slŭt'tish, a. p. 1246Like a slut; untidy; careless; disorderly; as, a sluttish woman. An air of liberal, though sluttish, plenty, indicated the wealthy farmer. W. Scott. 2. Meretricious. [Rare.] Holiday.Slŭt'tish-ly, adv. p. 1246In a sluttish manner; negligently; dirtily.Slŭt'tish-ness, n. p. 1246The quality or state of being sluttish; negligence; dirtiness; slatternliness.Slȳ, a. p. 1246Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing;—in a good sense. Whom graver age And long experience hath made wise and sly. Fairfax. 2.…Slȳ'-bōots, n. p. 1246A sly, cunning, or waggish person. [Colloq.] Goldsmith.Slȳ'ly, adv. p. 1246In a sly manner; craftily; insidiously.Slȳ'ness, n. p. 1246The state or quality of being sly; artfulness; cunning.Smăck, v. i. p. 1246To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with violence; to buss. 2. To make a noise by the separation of the lips, after tasting any thing. 3.…Smăck, v. t. p. 1246To kiss with a sharp noise; to buss. 2. To open, as the lips, with an inarticulate sound made by a quick compression and separation of the parts of the mouth; to make a noise with, as the lips, by…Smăck, n. p. 1246A loud kiss; a buss. Shak. 2. A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip. 3. Taste; flavor; savor;—especially, a pleasing taste. 4. Hence, influence. “They felt the…