Webster's Dictionary 1913

6103

Slitting

Slit″ting (–tĭng), a. & n. from Slit.Slitting file. See Illust. (i) of File. — Slitting mill. (a) A mill where iron bars or plates are slit into narrow strips, as nail rods, and...

6104

Slive

Slive (slīv), v. i. [Cf. Slip.] To sneak.

6105

Slive (2)

Slive, v. t. [OE. sliven to split, cleave, AS. slīfan.] To cut; to split; to separate. Holland.

6106

Sliver

Sliv″er (slĭv″ẽr or slī″vẽr; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Slivered (–ẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Slivering.] [See Slive, v. t.] To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small ...

6107

Sliver (2)

Sliv″er, n. 1. A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.2. A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced b...

6108

Sloakan

Sloak″an (slōk″an), n.(Bot.) A species of seaweed. [Spelled also slowcawn.] See 3d Laver.

6109

Sloam

Sloam (slōm), n.(Mining) A layer of earth between coal seams.

6110

Sloat

Sloat (slōt), n. [See Slot a bar.] A narrow piece of timber which holds together large pieces; a slat; as, the sloats of a cart.

6111

Slobber

Slob″ber (?), v. t. & i. See Slabber.

6112

Slobber (2)

Slob″ber, n. 1. See Slabber.2. (Zoöl.) A jellyfish.3. pl.(Vet.) Salivation.

6113

Slobberer

Slob″ber‐er (?), n. 1. One who slobbers.2. A slovenly farmer; a jobbing tailor.

6114

Slobbery

Slob″ber‐y (?), a. Wet; sloppy, as land. Shak.

6115

Slock

{ Slock (?), Slock″en (?), } v. t. To quench; to allay; to slake. See Slake.

6116

Slocking

Slock″ing, a. & n. from Slock.Slocking stone, a rich piece of ore displayed in order to tempt persons to embark in a mining enterprise.

6117

Sloe

Sloe (slō), n. [OE. slo, AS. slā; akin to D. slee, G. schlehe, OHG. slēha, Dan. slaaen, Sw. slån, perhaps originally, that which blunts the teeth, or sets them on edge (cf. Slow...

6118

Slog

Slog (?), v. t. & i. [Cf. Slug, v. t.] To hit hard, esp. with little attention to aim or the like, as in cricket or boxing; to slug.

6119

Slogan

Slo″gan (?), n. [Gael. sluagh-ghairm, i.e., an army cry; sluagh army + gairm a call, calling.] 1. The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland; hence, any rall...

6120

Slogger

Slog″ger (?), n. A hard hitter; a slugger. T. Hughes.

6121

Sloggy

Slog″gy (slŏg″gy̆), a. Sluggish.Somnolence that is sloggy slumbering Chaucer.

6122

Sloke

Sloke (slōk), n.(Bot.) See Sloakan.

6123

Sloo

{ Sloo (slo͞o), orslue (slū) }, n. A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d Slough, 2.

6124

Sloom

Sloom (?), n. Slumber.

6125

Sloomy

Sloom″y (?), a. Sluggish; slow.

6126

Sloop

Sloop (?), n.[D. sloep, of uncertain origin. Cf. Shallop.] (Naut.) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaf...

6127

Slop

Slop (?), n. [OE. sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe, the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS. sl�pan to slip, and E. slip, v.i. Cf. Cowslip.] 1. Water or other liquid care...

6128

Slop (2)

Slop, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Slopped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Slopping.] 1. To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; to spill.2. To spill liquid upon...

6129

Slop (3)

Slop, v. i. To overflow or be spilled as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; — often with over.