 Norweg. sleip, adj., slippery, sleip, sb., a smooth piece of timber for dragging anything over, esp. • used of pieces of timber used for the foundation of a road, the same as North. E. slab, ' the outside plank of a piece of timber, when sawn into boards,  Glossary of Supposed Americanisms - Pàgina 1021859 - 122 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Francis Grose - 1811 - 332 pàgines
...Skrow, surly, dogged ; used mostly adverbially. Sknft (of the neck), the cuff or back of the neck. " N " Slab, the outside plank of a piece of timber when sawn into boards. It is a word of general use. N. Slaiffe, a shallow dish, almost a trencher. N. Slake, very small coals. N. Slam; to slam one, to... | |
 | Francis Grose, Samuel Pegge - 1839 - 262 pàgines
...SKROW, surly, dogged ; used mostly adverbially. SKUFT (of the neck), the cuff or back of the neck. N. SLAB, the outside plank of a piece of timber when sawn into boards. It is a word of general use. N. SLAIFFE, a shallow dish, almost a trencher. N. SLAKE ; to slake a fire is to put on small coals,... | |
 | Rev. W. W. Skeat - 1874 - 388 pàgines
...horse who often shies. — MS. note, Ray (1). Skimc. v. to look a-squint, to glee. See Gly. . Slab, sb. the outside plank of a piece of timber when sawn into boards. It's a word of general use. Slam, v. ; to shim one, to beat or cuffe one strenuously. A slam or slim... | |
 | Walter William Skeat - 1882 - 644 pàgines
...anything over, esp. • used of pieces of timber used for the foundation of a road, the same as North. E. slab, ' the outside plank of a piece of timber, when sawn into boards,' Ray. Such as/a/> could be used for roads, being smooth on one (the upper) side. 0. Hence we explain... | |
 | Walter William Skeat - 1882 - 644 pàgines
...over, esp. used of pieces of timber used for the foundation of a road, the same as North. E. sloe, ' the outside plank of a piece of timber, when sawn into boards,' Ray. Such as/at could be used for roads, being smooth on one (the upper) side. ß. Hence we explain... | |
 | Walter W. Skeat - 1993 - 660 pàgines
...anything over, esp. used of pieces oT timber used for the foundation of a road, the same as North. E. slab, ' the outside plank of a piece of timber, when sawn into boards,' Ray. Such a slab could be used for roads, being smooth on one (the upper) side. p. Hence we explain... | |
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