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slab(4)(dictionary)

Reef - Sailing (gambling) and slab(3) (iou)


Reef - Sailing (gambling)


(1) To partially lower a sail so that it is not as large. This helps prevent too much sail from being in use when the wind gets stronger. (2) A line of rock and coral near the surface of the water.

slab(3) (iou)



slab noun2. [slab] E17.
[Prob. of Scandinavian origin (cf. Old Danish slab mud, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish slabb wet filth). Cf. SLOB noun1 & verb.]
A muddy place; a puddle. Now dial. E17.
Slimy material; ooze, sludge. Now rare. E17.
slabby adjective2 (a) (now dial.) miry, muddy, slushy; (b) (of a liquid) thick, viscous: M16.