Vocabulary : Slewed to Slick
Slewed : Somewhat drunk.Slewth : Sloth; idleness.
Sley : The number of ends per inch in the cloth, provided each dent in the reed in which it was made contained as equal number of ends. ;; A weaver's reed. ;; A guideway in a knitting machine. ;; To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; -- a term used by weavers. See Sleave, and Sleid.
Slibber : Slippery.
Slice : To hit (the ball) so that the face of the club draws across the face of the ball and deflects it. ;; A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread. ;; That which is thin and broad, like a slice. ;; A broad, thin piece of plaster. ;; A salver, platter, or tray. ;; A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink. ;; A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel. ;; One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching. ;; A removable sliding bottom to galley. ;; To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from. ;; To cut into parts; to divide. ;; To clear by means of a slice bar, as
