Chapter 1566

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.

Sloppiness <Xpage=1356>

Slop"pi*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being sloppy; muddiness.

Sloppy <Xpage=1356>

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 .

Slopseller <Xpage=1356>

Slop"sell`er (?) , n. One who sells slops, or ready-made clothes. See 4th Slop , 3.

Slopshop <Xpage=1356>

Slop"shop` (?) , n. A shop where slops. or ready-made clothes, are sold.

Slopwork <Xpage=1356>

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.

Slopy <Xpage=1356>

Slop"y (?) , a. Sloping; inclined.

Slosh, Sloshy <Xpage=1356>

Slosh (?) , Slosh"y (?) . See Slush , Slushy .

Slot <Xpage=1356>

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 <Xpage=1356>

Slot (?) , v. t. [See Slot a bar.] To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door . [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Slot <Xpage=1356>

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 <Xpage=1356>

Sloth (?) , n. [OE. slouthe , sleuthe , AS. sl<?/w<?/ , fr. sl\'bew 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. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodid\'91 , 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.

&hand; 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 (Zo\'94l.) , the koala. -- Sloth animalcule (Zo\'94l.) , a tardigrade. -- Sloth bear (Zo\'94l.) , 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 (Zo\'94l.) , a loris.

Sloth <Xpage=1356>

Sloth , v. i. To be idle. [Obs.]

Gower.

Slothful <Xpage=1356>

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.

Slothhound <Xpage=1356>

Sloth"hound` (?) , n. [See Slot a track, and cf. Sleuthhound .] (Zo\'94l.) See Sleuthhound .

Slotted <Xpage=1356>

Slot"ted (?) , a. Having a slot.

Slotting <Xpage=1356>

Slot"ting (?) , n. The act or process of making slots, or mortises.

Slouch <Xpage=1356>

Slouch (?) , n. [Cf. Icel. sl<?/kr a 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.

Slouch <Xpage=1356>

Slouch , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Slouched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Slouching .] 1. To droop, as the head.

2. To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner. [Colloq.]

Slouch <Xpage=1356>

Slouch , v. t. To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth the hat .

Slouching <Xpage=1356>

Slouch"ing , a. Hanging down at the side; limp; drooping; without firmness or shapeliness; moving in an ungainly manner.

Slouchy <Xpage=1356>

Slouch"y (?) , a. Slouching. [Colloq.]

Slough <Xpage=1356>

Slough (?) , a. Slow. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Slough <Xpage=1356>

Slough (?) , n. [OE. slogh , slough , AS. sl&omac;h a hollow place; cf. MHG. sl&umac;ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug to swallow. Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ to hiccough, to sob.] 1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.

Chaucer.

He's here stuck in a slough . Milton.

2. [ Pronounced sl&oomac;.] A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river. [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt sloo , and slue .]

Slough grass (Bot.) , a name in the Mississippi valley for grasses of the genus Muhlenbergia ; -- called also drop seed , and nimble Will .

Slough <Xpage=1356>

Slough , obs. imp. of Slee , to slay. Slew.

Chaucer.

Slough <Xpage=1356>

Slough (?) , n. [OE. slugh , slouh ; cf. MHG. sl<?/ch the skin of a serpent, G. schlauch a skin, a leather bag or bottle.] 1. The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.

2. (Med.) The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.

Slough <Xpage=1356>

Slough , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Sloughed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sloughing .] (Med.) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often used with off , or away ; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly.

Slough <Xpage=1356>

Slough , v. t. To cast off; to discard as refuse.

New tint the plumage of the birds, And slough decay from grazing herds. Emerson.

Sloughing <Xpage=1356>

Slough"ing (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and crustaceans; ecdysis.

Sloughy <Xpage=1356>

Slough"y (?) , a. Full of sloughs, miry.

Sloughy <Xpage=1356>

Slough"y (?) , a. Resembling, or of the nature of, a slough, or the dead matter which separates from living flesh.

Sloven <Xpage=1356>

Slov"en (?) , n. [D. slaf careless, negligent, a sloven; akin to LG. sluf slovenly.] A man or boy habitually negligent of neathess and order; -- the correlative term to slattern , or slut .

Pope.

He became a confirmed sloven . Macaulay.

Slovenliness <Xpage=1356>

Slov"en*li*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being slovenly.

Slowenly <Xpage=1356>

Slow"en*ly , a. 1. Having the habits of a sloven; negligent of neatness and order, especially in dress.

A slovenly , lazy fellow, bolling at his ease. L'Estrange.

2. Characteristic of a solven; lacking neatness and order; evincing negligence; as, slovenly dress .

Slovenly <Xpage=1356>

Slov"en*ly , adv. a slovenly manner.

Slovenness <Xpage=1356>

Slov"en*ness , n. Slovenliness. [Obs.]

Fuller.

Slovenry <Xpage=1356>

Slov"en*ry (?) , n. Slovenliness. [Obs.]

Shak.

Slow <Xpage=1356>

Slow (?) , obs. imp. of Slee , to slay. Slew.

Chaucer.

Slow <Xpage=1356>

Slow (?) , a. [ Compar. Slower (?) ; superl. Slowest .] [OE. slow , slaw , AS. sl\'bew ; akin to OS. sl<?/u blunt, dull, D. sleeuw , slee , sour, OHG. sl<?/o blunt, dull, Icel. sl<?/r , sl<?/r , Dan. sl\'94v , Sw. sl\'94 . Cf. Sloe , and Sloth .] 1. Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion .

2. Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.

These changes in the heavens, though slow , produced Like change on sea and land, sidereal blast. Milton.

3. Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue .

Fixed on defense, the Trojans are not slow To guard their shore from an expected foe. Dryden.

4. Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding. Prov. xiv. 29.

5. Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow .

6. Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences .

7. Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull. [Colloq.]

Dickens. Thackeray.

&hand; Slow is often used in the formation of compounds for the most part self-explaining; as, slow -gaited, slow -paced, slow -sighted, slow -winged, and the like.

Slow coach , a slow person. See def.7, above. [Colloq.] -- Slow lemur , &or; Slow loris (Zo\'94l.) , an East Indian nocturnal lemurine animal ( Nycticebus tardigradus ) about the size of a small cat; -- so called from its slow and deliberate movements. It has very large round eyes and is without a tail. Called also bashful Billy . -- Slow match . See under Match .

Syn. -- Dilatory; late; lingering; tardy; sluggish; dull; inactive. -- Slow , Tardy , Dilatory . Slow is the wider term, denoting either a want of rapid motion or inertness of intellect. Dilatory signifies a proneness to defer , a habit of delaying the performance of what we know must be done. Tardy denotes the habit of being behind hand; as, tardy in making up one's acounts.

Slow <Xpage=1356>

Slow , adv. Slowly.

Let him have time to mark how slow time goes In time of sorrow. Shak.

Slow <Xpage=1356>

Slow , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Slowed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Slowing .] To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer .

Shak.

Slow <Xpage=1356>

Slow , v. i. To go slower; -- often with up ; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge . <-- also with down. -->

Slow <Xpage=1356>

Slow , n. A moth. [Obs.]

Rom. of R.

Slowback <Xpage=1356>

Slow"back` (?) , n. A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer. [Old Slang]

Dr. Favour.

Slowh <Xpage=1356>

Slowh (?) , obs. imp. of Slee ,to slay.

Chaucer.

Slowhound <Xpage=1356>

Slow"hound` (?) , n. A sleuthhound. [R.]

Slowly <Xpage=1356>

Slow"ly , adv. In a slow manner; moderately; not rapidly; not early; not rashly; not readly; tardly.

Slowness <Xpage=1356>

Slow"ness , n. The quality or state of being slow.

Slows <Xpage=1356>

Slows (?) , n. (Med.) Milk sickness.

Slow-witted <Xpage=1356>

Slow"-wit`ted (?) , a. Dull of apprehension; not possessing quick intelligence.

Slowworm <Xpage=1356>

Slow"worm` (?) , n. [AS. sl\'bewyrm ; the first part is probably akin to sle\'a0n to strike, the reptile being supposed to be very poisonous. See Slay , v. t. , and Worm .] (Zo\'94l.) A lecertilian reptile; the blindworm.

Slub <Xpage=1356>

Slub (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also slubbing .

Slub <Xpage=1356>

Slub , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Slubbed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Slubbing .] To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.

Slubber <Xpage=1356>

Slub"ber (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Slubbered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Slubbering .] [Cf. Dan. slubbre to swallow, to sup up, D. slobberen to lap, to slabber. Cf. Slabber .] 1. To do lazily, imperfectly, or coarsely.

Slubber not business for my sake. Shak.

2. To daub; to stain; to cover carelessly.

There is no art that hath more . . . slubbered with aphorisming pedantry than the art of policy. Milton.

Slubber <Xpage=1356>

Slub"ber , n. A slubbing machine.

Slubberdegullion <Xpage=1356>

Slub"ber*de*gul`lion (?) , n. [ Slubber + Prov. E. gullion a wretch.] A mean, dirty wretch. [Low]

Slubberingly <Xpage=1356>

Slub"ber*ing*ly , adv. In a slovenly, or hurried and imperfect, manner. [Low]

Drayton.

Slubbing <Xpage=1356>

Slub"bing (?) , a. & n. from Slub .

Slubbing billy , &or; Slubbing machine , the machine by which slubs are formed.

Sludge <Xpage=1356>

Sludge (?) , n. [CF. Slush .] 1. Mud; mire; soft mud; slush.

Mortimer. Tennyson.

2. Small floating pieces of ice, or masses of saturated snow.

Kane.

3. (Mining) See Slime , 4.

Sludge hole , the hand-hole, or manhole, in a steam boiler, by means of which sediment can be removed.

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Slugger <Xpage=1357>

Slug"ger (?) , n. A bucket for removing mud from a bored hole; a sand pump.

Sludy <Xpage=1357>

Slud"y (?) , a. Miry; slushy.

Slue <Xpage=1357>

Slue (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Slued (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sluing (<?/) .] [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a side; cf. Icel. sn<?/a to turn, bend.] [Written also slew .] 1. (Naut.) To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body.

2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round . [Colloq.]

They laughed, and slued themselves round. Dickens.

Slue <Xpage=1357>

Slue , v. i. To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by round .

Slue <Xpage=1357>

Slue , n. See Sloough , 2. [Local]

Slug <Xpage=1357>

Slug (?) , n. [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful; cf. LG. slukk low-spirited, sad, E. slack , slouch , D. slak , slek , a snail.] 1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard.

Shak.

2. A hindrance; an obstruction. [Obs.]

Bacon.

3. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial pulmonate mollusks belonging to Limax and several related genera, in which the shell is either small and concealed in the mantle, or altogether wanting. They are closely allied to the land snails.

4. (Zo\'94l.) Any smooth, soft larva of a sawfly or moth which creeps like a mollusk; as, the pear slug ; rose slug .

5. A ship that sails slowly. [Obs.]

Halliwell.

His rendezvous for his fleet, and for all slugs to come to, should be between Calais and Dover. Pepys.

6. [Perhaps a different word.] An irregularly shaped piece of metal, used as a missile for a gun. <-- also, a colloq. term for bullet. -->

7. (Print.) A thick strip of metal less than type high, and as long as the width of a column or a page, -- used in spacing out pages and to separate display lines, etc.

Sea slug . (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any nudibranch mollusk . (b) A holothurian. -- Slug caterpillar . Same as Slugworm .

Slug <Xpage=1357>

Slug , v. i. To move slowly; to lie idle. [Obs.]

To slug in sloth and sensual delight. Spenser.

Slug <Xpage=1357>

Slug , v. t. To make sluggish. [Obs.]

Milton.

Slug <Xpage=1357>

Slug , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Slugged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Slugging (?) .] 1. To load with a slug or slugs; as, to slug a gun .

2. To strike heavily. [Cant or Slang]

Slug <Xpage=1357>

Slug , v. i. To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel; -- said of a bullet when fired from a gun, pistol, or other firearm.

Slugabed <Xpage=1357>

Slug"a*bed` (?) , n. One who indulges in lying abed; a sluggard. [R.] "Fie, you slugabed !"

Shak.

Sluggard <Xpage=1357>

Slug"gard (?) , n. [ Slug + -ard .] A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; considered her ways, and be wise. Prov. vi. 6.

Sluggard <Xpage=1357>