n. [ OE. slabbe, of uncertain origin; perhaps originally meaning, a smooth piece, and akin to slape, Icel. sleipr slippery, and E. slip, v. i. ]
Slab line (Naut.),
n. That which is slimy or viscous; moist earth; mud; also, a puddle. [ Obs. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. Gael. & Ir. slaib mud, mire left on a river strand, and E. slop puddle. ] Thick; viscous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Make the gruel thick and slab. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
n. Spittle; saliva; slaver. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
He slabbered me over, from cheek to cheek, with his great tongue. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
The milk pan and cream pot so slabbered and tost
That butter is wanting and cheese is half lost. Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See 1st Slab. ] (Mach.)
n. One who slabbers, or drools; hence, an idiot. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like, or covered with, slabber or slab; slippery; sloppy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality of being slabby. [ 1913 Webster ]