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Definition of Slakes
1. slake [v] - See also: slake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slakes
Literary usage of Slakes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1831)
"Deciding Course for the Druid slakes. --.Mr. Et wall's blk. b. ... anil iron Ilic
slakes. TIES I'OH TUE DYKE STAKES. Ennui beat Skilful. Luc/ — LUM. ..."
2. A Practical and Scientific Treatise on Calcareous Mortars and Cements by Louis-Joseph Vicat (1837)
"... and the mass sets under water. In concrete, the lime slakes after mixture with
the rubble, and the mass cannot be immerged till after consolidation—TK. ..."
3. Racing Calendar for ...Horse racing, Great Britain (1856)
"A list of all slakes and forfeits due at Newmarket, or elsewhere, shall be
exhibited in the Coffee-room at Newmarket, and a similar list at Messrs. ..."
4. The Mineral Industry (1899)
"Properly burnt pure lime slakes to a fine powder with one-third of its weight of
water, ... Lime slakes with more or less energy according to its nature, ..."
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