slippery chap | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Slippery
·adj Uncertain in effect. II. Slippery ·adj Liable to slip; not standing firm. III. Slippery ·adj ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
slippery
Uncertain; changeable.--Johnson. That man's a slippery fellow; i. e. no dependence can be placed in ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Chap
·noun A blow; a rap. II. Chap ·noun A buyer; a chapman. III. Chap ·noun A man or boy; a youth; a f...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
chap
A fellow; An odd chap; A strange fellow. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
chap
A boy, lad; a fellow. For you are to consider these critical chaps Do not like to be snubb'd; you ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
chap
A general term for a man of any age after boyhood; but it is not generally meant as a compliment. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
slippery-hitch
See slip-knot ...

The Sailor's Word-Book