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

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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 of a piece of timber or log sawn off at a mill. As the bark is on one side, it is useles...

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slab
the outside plank of a piece of timber when sawn into boards. It is a word of general use. N. ...

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slab
The outer cut of a tree when sawn up into planks. (Alburnum.) ...

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Sided
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Side>>. II. Sided ·adj Having (such or so many) sides; — used in composition; a...

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sided
The dimensions or size of timber, the contrary way to which the mould side is placed; one side sided...

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

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slab-lines
Small ropes passing up abaft a ship's main-sail or fore-sail, led through blocks attached to the tre...

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Bank-sided
·adj Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship; — opposed to wall-sided. ...

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Iron-sided
·adj Having iron sides, or very firm sides. ...

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Many-sided
·adj Interested in, and having an aptitude for, many unlike pursuits or objects of attention; versat...

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One-sided
·adj Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers. II. One-sided ·adj Having one side only,...

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Three-sided
·adj Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three-sided stem, leaf, petiole, pedunc...

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Two-sided
·adj <<Symmetrical>>. II. Two-sided ·adj Having two sides only; hence, double-faced; hypocritical. ...

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Wall-sided
·adj Having sides nearly perpendicular; — said of certain vessels to distinguish them from those ha...

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lop-sided
Uneven, having one side larger or heavier than the other: boys' paper kites are often said to be lop...

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crank-sided
See crank ...

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double-sided
A line-of-battle ship painted so as to show the ports of both decks; or a vessel painted to resemble...

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lop-sided
Uneven; one side larger than the other. ...

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wall-sided
The sides of a ship continuing nearly perpendicular down to the surface of the water, like a wall. I...

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warm-sided
Mounting heavy metal, whether a ship or a fort. ...

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

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seven-sided animal
A one-eyed man or woman, each having a right side and a left side, a fore side and a back side, an o...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose