Slab
n.
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A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or other stone, having plane surfaces.
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An outside piece taken from a log or timber in sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
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The wryneck. (Zool.) [Prov. Eng.]
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The slack part of a sail. (Naut.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Slab line
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a line or small rope by which seamen haul up the foot of the mainsail or foresail.
Slab
a.
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Thick; viscous. [Obs.]
Make the gruel thick and slab.
Slab
n.
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That which is slimy or viscous; moist earth; mud; also, a puddle. [Obs.]