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3. A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspension; as: (a) A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported. (b) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering. (c) A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder. (d) (Naut.) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast; -- chiefly in the plural.
Sling cart, a kind of cart used to transport cannon and their carriages, large stones, machines, etc., the objects transported being slung, or suspended by a chain attached to the axletree. -- Sling dog, one of a pair of iron hooks used as part of a sling. See def. 3 (b) above.
Sling, v. t. [imp. Slung (?), Archaic Slang (&?;); p. p. Slung; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinging.] [AS. slingan; akin to D. slingeren, G. schlingen, to wind, to twist, to creep, OHG. slingan to wind, to twist, to move to and fro, Icel. slyngva, slöngva, to sling, Sw. slunga, Dan. slynge, Lith. slinkti to creep.] 1. To throw with a sling. "Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth, and not miss." Judg. xx. 16.
2. To throw; to hurl; to cast. Addison.
3. To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack.
4. (Naut) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
Sling, n. [Cf. G. schlingen to swallow.] A drink composed of spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
Sling"er (?), n. One who slings, or uses a sling.
Slink (?), v. t. [imp. Slunk (?), Archaic Slank (&?;); p. p. Slunk; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinking.] [AS. slincan; probably akin to G. schleichen, E. sleek. See Sleek, a.] 1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. "To slink away and hide." Tale of Beryn.
Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent.
Milton.
There were some few who slank obliquely from them as they passed.
Landor.
2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.
Slink, v. t. To cast prematurely; - - said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.
Slink, a. 1. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
2. Thin; lean. [Scot.]
Slink, n. 1. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.
2. A thievish fellow; a sneak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Slink"y (?), a. Thin; lank. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
Slip (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slipped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Slipping.] [OE. slippen; akin to LG. & D. slippen, MHG. slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw. slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr. OE. slipen, AS. slpan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to slide, glide, drag, whet, OHG. slfan to slide, glide, make smooth, Icel. slpa to whet; cf. also AS. sl&?;pan, Goth. sliupan, OS. slopian, OHG. sliofan, G. schliefen, schl&?;pfen, which seem to come from a somewhat different root form. Cf. Slope, n.] 1. To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.
2. To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip.
3. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
4. To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner; as, some errors slipped into the work.
Thus one tradesman slips away, To give his partner fairer play.
Prior.
Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away.
Dryden.
5. To err; to fall into error or fault.
There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart.
Ecclus. xix. 16.
To let slip, to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound; to allow to escape.
Cry, "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war.
Shak.
Slip (?), v. t. 1. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
He tried to slip a powder into her drink.
Arbuthnot.
2. To omit; to loose by negligence.
And slip no advantage That my secure you.
B. Jonson.
3. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of; as, to slip a piece of cloth or paper.
The branches also may be slipped and planted.
Mortimer.
4. To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound.
Lucento slipped me like his greyhound.
Shak.
5. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.
6. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
To slip a cable. (Naut.) See under Cable. -- To slip off, to take off quickly; as, to slip off a coat. -- To slip on, to put on in haste or loosely; as, to slip on a gown or coat.
Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.
2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom.
Fuller.
3. A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine.
A native slip to us from foreign seeds.
Shak.
The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride.
R. Browning.
4. A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.
Moonlit slips of silver cloud.
Tennyson.
A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon Sure to be rounded into beauty soon.
Longfellow.
5. A leash or string by which a dog is held; - - so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand.
We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer.
Sir S. Baker.
6. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip. Shak.
7. (Print.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
8. Any covering easily slipped on. Specifically: (a) A loose garment worn by a woman. (b) A child's pinafore. (c) An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip. (d) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. [R.]
9. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. [Obs.] Shak.
10. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. [Prov. Eng.] Sir W. Petty.
11. Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts.
12. A particular quantity of yarn. [Prov. Eng.]
13. An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair.
14. An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip. [U. S.]
15. A narrow passage between buildings. [Eng.]
16. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. [U. S.]
17. (Mining.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. Knight.
18. (Engin.) The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
19. (Zoöl.) A fish, the sole.
20. (Cricket) A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip.
To give one the slip, to slip away from one; to elude one. -- Slip dock. See under Dock. -- Slip link (Mach.), a connecting link so arranged as to allow some play of the parts, to avoid concussion. -- Slip rope (Naut.), a rope by which a cable is secured preparatory to slipping. Totten. -- Slip stopper (Naut.), an arrangement for letting go the anchor suddenly.
Slip"board` (?), n. A board sliding in grooves.
Slip"coat` cheese" (?). A rich variety of new cheese, resembling butter, but white. Halliwell.
Slipes (?), n. pl. [Cf. Slip, v.] Sledge runners on which a skip is dragged in a mine.
Slip"knot` (?), n. knot which slips along the rope or line around which it is made.
Slip"-on` (?), n. A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak. [Scot.]
Slip"page (?), n. The act of slipping; also, the amount of slipping.
Slip"per (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, slips.
2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe.
3. A kind of apron or pinafore for children.
4. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
5. (Mach.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib.
Slipper animalcule (Zoöl.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium. -- Slipper flower.(Bot.) Slipperwort. - - Slipper limpet, or Slipper shell (Zoöl.), a boat shell.
Slip"per, a. [AS. slipur.] Slippery. [Obs.]
O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope Of mortal men.
Spenser.
Slip"pered (?), a. Wearing slippers. Shak.
Slip"per*i*ly (?), adv. In a slippery manner.
Slip"per*i*ness, n. The quality of being slippery.
Slip"per*ness, n. Slipperiness. [Obs.]
Slip"per*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) See Calceolaria.
Slip"per*y (?), a. [See Slipper, a.] 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery.
2. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise.
The slippery tops of human state.
Cowley.
3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away.
The slippery god will try to loose his hold.
Dryden.
4. Liable to slip; not standing firm. Shak.
5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle. "The slippery state of kings." Denham.
6. Uncertain in effect. L'Estrange.
7. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. Shak.
Slippery elm. (Bot.) (a) An American tree (Ulmus fulva) with a mucilagenous and slightly aromatic inner bark which is sometimes used medicinally; also, the inner bark itself. (b) A malvaceous shrub (Fremontia Californica); -- so called on the Pacific coast.
Slip"pi*ness (?), n. Slipperiness. [R.] "The slippiness of the way." Sir W. Scott.
Slip"py (?), a. [AS. slipeg.] Slippery.
Slip"shod` (?), a. 1. Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel.
The shivering urchin bending as he goes, With slipshod heels.
Cowper.
2. Figuratively: Careless in dress, manners, style, etc.; slovenly; shuffling; as, slipshod manners; a slipshod or loose style of writing.
Thy wit shall ne'er go slipshod.
Shak.
Slip"shoe` (?), n. A slipper. Halliwell.
Slip"skin` (?), a. Evasive. [Obs.] Milton.
Slip"slop` (?), n. [A reduplication of slop.] Weak, poor, or flat liquor; weak, profitless discourse or writing.
Slip"string` (?), n. One who has shaken off restraint; a prodigal. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Slip"thrift` (?), n. A spendthrift. [Obs.]
Slish (?), n. [A corruption of slash.] A cut; as, slish and slash. [Colloq.] Shak.
Slit (?), obs. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide. Chaucer.
Slit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slit or Slitted (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Slitting.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. sttan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. slzan to split, tear, wear out, Icel. stta to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide. Cf. Eclat, Slate, n., Slice.] 1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps.
2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose.
3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.]
And slits the thin-spun life.
Milton.
Slit, n. [AS. slite.] A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.
Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill.
Slith"er (?), v. i. [Cf. G. schlittern, LG. schliddern. See Slide.] To slide; to glide. [Prov. Eng.]
Slit"-shell" (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any species of Pleurotomaria, a genus of beautiful, pearly, spiral gastropod shells having a deep slit in the outer lip. Many fossil species are known, and a few living ones are found in deep water in tropical seas.
Slit"ter (?), n. One who, or that which, slits.
Slit"ting (?), 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 the like. (b) A machine used by lapidaries for slicing stones, usually by means of a revolving disk, called a slicer, supplied with diamond powder. -- Slitting roller, one of a pair of rollers furnished with ribs entering between similar ribs in the other roller, and cutting like shears, -- used in slitting metals.
Slive (?), v. i. [Cf. Slip.] To sneak. [Prov. Eng.]
Slive, v. t. [OE. sliven to split, cleave, AS. slfan.] To cut; to split; to separate. [Obs.] Holland.
Sliv"er (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slivered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Slivering.] [See Slive, v. t.] To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood. Shak.
They 'll sliver thee like a turnip.
Sir W. Scott.
Sliv"er, n. 1. A long piece cut ot 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 by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning.
3. pl. Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.
Sloak"an (?), n. (Bot.) A species of seaweed. [Spelled also slowcawn.] See 3d Laver.
Sloam (?), n. (Mining) A layer of earth between coal seams.
Sloat (?), n. [See Slot a bar.] A narrow piece of timber which holds together large pieces; a slat; as, the sloats of a cart.
Slob"ber (?), v. t. & i. See Slabber.
Slob"ber, n. 1. See Slabber.
2. (Zoöl.) A jellyfish. [Prov. Eng.]
3. pl. (Vet.) Salivation.
Slob"ber*er (?), n. 1. One who slobbers.
2. A slovenly farmer; a jobbing tailor. [Prov. Eng.]
Slob"ber*y (?), a. Wet; sloppy, as land. Shak.
{ Slock (?), Slock"en (?), } v. t. To quench; to allay; to slake. See Slake. [Obs. or Scot.]
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.
Sloe (?), n. [OE. slo, AS. sl; akin to D. slee, G. schlehe, OHG. sl$ha, Dan. slaaen, Sw. sl&?;n, perhaps originally, that which blunts the teeth, or sets them on edge (cf. Slow); cf. Lith. sliwa a plum, Russ. sliva.] (Bot.) A small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); also, the tree itself.
Slo"gan (?), n. [Gael. sluagh- ghairm, i.e., an army cry; sluagh army + gairm a call, calling.] The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland; hence, any rallying cry. Sir W. Scott.
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Slog"gy (?), a. Sluggish. [Obs.]
Somnolence that is sloggy slumbering
Chaucer.
Sloke (?), n. (Bot.) See Sloakan.
{ Sloo (?), or Slue (?) }, n. A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d Slough, 2.
Sloom (?), n. Slumber. [Prov. Eng.]
Sloom"y (?), a. Sluggish; slow. [Prov. Eng.]
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 gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. The two types have rapidly approximated since 1880. One radical distinction is that a slop may carry a centerboard. See Cutter, and Illustration in Appendix.
Sloop of war, formerly, a vessel of war rigged either as a ship, brig, or schooner, and mounting from ten to thirty-two guns; now, any war vessel larger than a gunboat, and carrying guns on one deck only.
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 carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
2. Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the plural.
3. pl. Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc.
Slop basin, or Slop bowl, a basin or bowl for holding slops, especially for receiving the rinsings of tea or coffee cups at the table. -- Slop molding (Brickmaking), a process of manufacture in which the brick is carried to the drying ground in a wet mold instead of on a pallet.
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; to soil with a liquid spilled.
Slop, v. i. To overflow or be spilled as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; -- often with over.
Slop, n. [AS. slop a frock or over-garment, fr. sl&?;pan to slip, to slide; akin to Icel sloppr a thin garment; cf. OHG. slouf a garment. Cf. Slip, v. i.] 1. Any kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a night dress, or a smock frock. [Obs.] Halliwell.
2. A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural. "A pair of slops." Sir P. Sidney.
There's a French salutation to your French slop.
Shak.
3. pl. Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings.
Slope (?), n. [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE. slipen. See Slip, v. i.] 1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another.
2. Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon.
buildings the summit and slope of a hill.
Macaulay.
Under the slopes of Pisgah.
Deut. iv. 49. (Rev. Ver.).
A slope, considered as descending, is a declivity; considered as ascending, an acclivity.
Slope of a plane (Geom.), the direction of the plane; as, parallel planes have the same slope.
Slope, a. Sloping. "Down the slope hills." Milton.
A bank not steep, but gently slope.
Bacon.
Slope, adv. In a sloping manner. [Obs.] Milton.
Slope, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sloped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sloping.] To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment.
Slope, v. i. 1. To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes.
2. To depart; to disappear suddenly. [Slang]
Slope"ness, n. State of being slope. Sir H. Wotton.
Slope"wise` (?), adv. Obliquely. [Obs.] Carew.
Slop"ing, a. Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting. -- Slop"ing*ly, adv.
The sloping land recedes into the clouds.
Cowper.
Slop"pi*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being sloppy; muddiness.
Slop"py (?), a. [Compar. Sloppier (?); superl. Sloppiest.] [From Slop.] Wet, so as to spatter easily; wet, as with something slopped over; muddy; plashy; as, a sloppy place, walk, road.
Slop"sell`er (?), n. One who sells slops, or ready-made clothes. See 4th Slop, 3.
Slop"shop` (?), n. A shop where slops. or ready-made clothes, are sold.
Slop"work` (?), n. The manufacture of slops, or cheap ready-made clothing; also, such clothing; hence, hasty, slovenly work of any kind.
No slopwork ever dropped from his [Carlyle's] pen.
Froude.
Slop"y (?), a. Sloping; inclined.
{ Slosh (?), Slosh"y (?) }. See Slush, Slushy.
Slot (?), n. [LG. & D. slot a lock, from a verb meaning to close., to shut, D. sluiten; akin to G. schliessen, OHG. sliozan, OFries. sl&?;ta, and probably to L. claudere. Cf. Close, Sluice.] 1. A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.
2. A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Prov. Eng.]
3. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
Slot (?), v. t. [See Slot a bar.] To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Slot, n. [Cf. Icel. sl&?;&?;, and E. sleuth.] The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. Milton.
As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer.
Sir W. Scott.
Sloth (?), n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl&?;w&?;, fr. slw slow. See Slow.] 1. Slowness; tardiness.
These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor 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.
Milton.
Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears.
Franklin.
3. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodidæ, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico.
The three-toed sloths belong to the genera Bradypus and Arctopithecus, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), and the ai (Arctopitheus ai). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus Cholopus, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau (Cholopus didactylus) of South America. See Unau. Another species (C. Hoffmanni) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths.
Australian, or Native sloth (Zoöl.), the koala. -- Sloth animalcule (Zoöl.), a tardigrade. -- Sloth bear (Zoöl.), a black or brown long-haired bear (Melursus ursinus, or labiatus), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also aswail, labiated bear, and jungle bear. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. -- Sloth monkey (Zoöl.), a loris.
Sloth, v. i. To be idle. [Obs.] Gower.
Sloth"ful (?), a. Addicted 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.
-- Sloth"ful*ly, adv. -- Sloth"ful*ness, n.
Sloth"hound` (?), n. [See Slot a track, and cf. Sleuthhound.] (Zoöl.) See Sleuthhound.
Slot"ted (?), a. Having a slot.
Slot"ting (?), n. The act or process of making slots, or mortises.
Slouch (?), n. [Cf. Icel. sl&?;kra slouching felloew, and E. slack, slug, a lazy fellow.] 1. A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
2. An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow. [Colloq.]
Slouth hat, a soft, limp hat of unstiffened cloth or felt.