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Definition of Slabber
1. Verb. Let saliva drivel from the mouth. "The baby drooled"
Generic synonyms: Salivate
Derivative terms: Dribble, Dribbler, Drivel, Driveller, Drool, Drooler, Slobber, Slobberer
Also: Drool Over, Slobber Over
Definition of Slabber
1. v. t. To wet and foul spittle, or as if with spittle.
2. n. Spittle; saliva; slaver.
3. n. A saw for cutting slabs from logs.
Definition of Slabber
1. Verb. (intransitive) To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel; slaver. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To eat hastily or in a slovenly manner, as liquid food. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To wet and befoul by liquids falling carelessly from the mouth; slaver; slobber. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To cover, as with a liquid spill; soil; befoul. ¹
5. Noun. Moisture falling from the mouth; slaver. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slabber
1. to slobber [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: slobber
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slabber
Literary usage of Slabber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Copepodologist's Cabinet: A Biographical and Bibliographical History by David M. Damkaer (2002)
"Martin slabber 31 October 1740-30 April 1835 Martin slabber, from 1769 to 1778,
... Other slabber Oniscus species have been identified as isopods. ..."
2. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1900)
"Slaver ; see slabber. Slay (i), to kill. (E.) Orig. to smite. ME sleen. — AS
sledn (contracted form of slahan), to smite, pt. t. sloh, ..."
3. American Soaps: A Complete Treatise on the Manufacture of Soap, with Special by Henry Gathmann (1893)
"THE SOAP slabber AND CUTTER. The block of soap left on the bottom of the frames
... The slabber should have a size corresponding as closely as possible to ..."
4. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"E. slabber is sometimes used in the sense of splashing only. Till neore unto the
haven where Sandwitch stands We were enclosed in most dangerous sands, ..."
5. The Soap Maker's Handbook of Materials, Processes and Receipts for Every by Carl Deite, Alwin Engelhardt, F. Wiltner (1912)
"26 shows the " Aiken " power slabber, manufactured by Houchin-Aiken. Brooklyn,
NY This machine is constructed wholly of iron and steel and is fitted with ..."
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