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A scale of duties, prices, pay- ment, etc., which slides up and down as the article to which it refers becomes dearer or cheaper, or by which such payments accom- modate themselves to the fluctuations in other conditions previously named.
Cocaine.
To kill.
A drink peculiar to Americans, generally composed of gin, soda-water, ice, and slices of lemon. At some houses in London GIN-SLINGS may be obtained.
to walk or move with a relaxed, casual gait
to speak disrespectfully or insult someone
to leave quickly or go away
To speak (some words, or a message); to write out and spread (something).
to throw or toss something
Criticism or opposition
"to give the SLIP," to run away, or elude pursuit. Shakspeare has, "You gave me the counterfeit," in Romeo and Juliet. Giving the SLIP, however, is a sea phrase, and refers to fastening an anchor and chain cable to a floating buoy, or water-cask, until a time arrives when it is convenient to return and take them on board. In fastening the cable, the home end is SLIPPED through the hawse-pipe. Weighing anchor is a noisy task, so that giving the SLIP infers leaving quietly.
to fall and injure oneself due to a slippery surface
to experience a series of setbacks or failures
to enter or become involved in something gradually or unnoticed
to give or pass something secretly
a typographical error
A minor writing or typing error
An unintentional utterance, often revealing a truth or secret
To die.
to leave quietly or secretly
To forget something or someone temporarily
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
To be overlooked or forgotten
Make a mistake or error
Very slippery or elusive
One on whom there can be no dependance, a shuffling fellow.
A trick of card-sharpers, in the performance of which, by dexterous manipulation, they place the cut card on the top, instead of at the bottom of the pack. It is the faire sauter la coupe of the French. In pugilistic parlance, "to SLIP a man," is to "duck and get away" with great dexterity.
The sides of the gallery in a theatre are generally so called.
Misnaming and misapplying any hard word; from the character of Mrs. Slipslop, in Fielding's Joseph Andrews.
Tea, water-gruel, or any innocent beverage taken medicinally.
to severely harm or destroy someone's reputation or chances
To beat or baste, to fight. German, SCHLACHTEN; or perhaps from some connexion with the Gaelic SLOGAN. The pretended Greek derivation from σλογω is humbug, there being no such word in the language.
An Americanism, meaning the same as our STOCKDOLLAGER, which see.
I.e., SLOW-GOERS, the second division of race-boats at Cambridge. At Oxford they are called TORPIDS.—University. A hard hitter at cricket is termed a SLOGGER; so is a pugilist.
A slut.
Tea. How the blowens lush the slop. How the wenches drink tea!
A policeman. At first back slang, but now modified for general use.
A container for leftover or discarded food
to empty and clean a toilet or chamber pot
A dealer in those articles, who keeps a slop shop.
To decamp, to run, or rather slip away. Some persons think it came originally from LOPE, to make off; and that the s probably became affixed as a portion of the preceding word, as in the case of "Let’s lope," let us run. It is purely an Americanism, and is possibly but an emendation of our own word elope. Lope, leap, and elope are kindred.
Wearing apparel and bedding used by seamen.
Any weak, wet, and warm mixture. Hard drinkers regard all effeminate beverages as SLOPS.
A tailor’s shop where inferior work is done, and where cheap goods are sold.
Very drunk.
A stooping gait, a negligent slovenly fellow. To slouch; to hang down one's head. A slouched hat: a hat whose brims are let down.
A period of, or fit of, great depression. In Bunyan's Pilgrim's Pro- gress, Pt. i, it is a deep bog which Christian has to cross in order to get to the Wicket Gate. Help comes to his aid, but Neighbour Pliable turns back.
To lock, or fasten.—Prison Cant.
Buttoned up; SLOURED HOXTER, an inside pocket buttoned up.
Proceeding carefully and consistently to achieve a goal
Consistent effort is more important than quickness or speed
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Very slow.
Very slow.
A feeling of anger or resentment that builds gradually over time
Deliberate and careful action leads to efficiency and speed
a funeral procession
To react or start slowly
slow to understand or react to something
A person who learns slowly or with difficulty