slab

The outside of a piece of timber or log sawn off at a mill. As the bark is on one side, it is useless as merchandise.

The same term is employed in England, and is noticed by Ray and Grose.

Slab
·adj Thick; viscous. II. Slab ·noun The slack part of a sail. III. Slab ·noun The <<Wryneck>>. IV...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
slab
I. n. In English, the word slab, as appliedto timber, means «an outside piece taken from a log in ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
slab
the outside plank of a piece of timber when sawn into boards. It is a word of general use. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
slab
The outer cut of a tree when sawn up into planks. (Alburnum.) ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Slab-sided
·adj Having flat sides; hence, tall, or long and lank. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to slab off
I do not know the exact meaning of this expression. You must take notice that I am slabb'd off from...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
slab-lines
Small ropes passing up abaft a ship's main-sail or fore-sail, led through blocks attached to the tre...

The Sailor's Word-Book
bunt slab-lines
Reeve through a block on the slings of the yard or under the top, and pass abaft the sail, making fa...

The Sailor's Word-Book