n. (Bot.) A species of seaweed. See 3d Laver.
n. (Mining) A layer of earth between coal seams. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See slot a bar. ] A narrow piece of timber which holds together large pieces; a slat;
n.
v. t. & i. See Slabber. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. Wet; sloppy, as land. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. & n. from Slock. [ 1913 Webster ]
Slocking stone,
n. [ OE. slo, AS. slā; akin to D. slee, G. schlehe, OHG. slēha, Dan. slaaen, Sw. slån, perhaps originally, that which blunts the teeth, or sets them on edge (cf. Slow); cf. Lith. slywa a plum, Russ. sliva. ] (Bot.) A small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); also, the tree itself. [ 1913 Webster ]