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SLOP, _s._ A compact body.
_Wallace._
Teut. _slepp_, agmen.
_To_ SLORP, _v. a._ To swallow ungracefully; making a noise with the mouth or throat, S. A.
Isl. _slupra_, id.; or O. Teut. _slorpe_, vorago.
SLORPING, _adj._ Tawdry, Roxb.
_Gl. Sibb._
Su. G. _slurfwig_, incuriosus, sordidus.
_To_ SLOT, _v. a._ To fasten by a bolt, S.
_Ruddiman._
Belg. _sluyt-en_, Su. G. _s.l.u.t-a_, claudere.
~Slot~, _s._
1. A bar, a bolt, S.
_Douglas._
Teut. _slot_, Belg. _sluyt_, sera, obex.
2. Applied to the mind.
_Rutherford._
3. A cross-spar fastening the _bulls_ of a harrow, Ang.
SLOT, _s._
1. _Slot of a hill_, a hollow in a hill, or between two ridges, S.
Isl. _slod-r_, res humilis et depressa.
2. _Slot of the breast_, pit of the stomach, S.
SLOT, _s._ Uncertain.
_Barbour._
SLOT, _s._ A sum of money, S. B.
_To_ SLOTH, _v. a._
V. ~Sleuth~, _v._
_To_ SLOTTER, _v. n._
1. To pa.s.s time sluggishly, S.
_Douglas._
2. To act in a slovenly manner, Loth.
_Douglas._
Teut. _slodder-en_, flaccescere.
~Slottry~, _adj._ Drowsy, inactive, Loth.
_Douglas._
SLOUNG, _s._ A sling.
V. ~Slong~.
_To_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ To go about in an indolent way, especially as catering for a dinner, S.
Dan. _slong-er_, Germ. _schlungel-n_, to saunter.
~Sloungin-like~, _adj._ Having a downcast look; or moving like one much fatigued, S.
SLOUPE, _s._ A stupid silly fellow, S. A.
_Gl. Complaynt._
Isl. _sliov-r_, _sliof_, hebes; or the same with ~Slyp~, q. v.
SLOUSSIS, L. _floussis_.
