·adj Resembling a slattern; sluttish; slatterny.
II. Slattern ·noun A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is not neat and nice.
III. Slattern ·vt To consume carelessly or wastefully; to Waste;
— with away.
A woman sluttishly negligent in her dress. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose