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Definition of Slicing

1. Noun. A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer. "He took lessons to cure his slicing"

Definition of Slicing

1. Noun. The action of the verb '''to slice'''. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of slice) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Slicing

1. slice [v] - See also: slice

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slicing

Literary usage of Slicing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1917)
"(Arizona Meeting, September, 1016) A METHOD of top slicing has been devised at the Miami Copper Co.'s mine at Miami, Ariz., which differs radically in some ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The principal difference is- that a single slice only is worked in these methods when applied to coal mining. There are two modifications: lop slicing by ..."

3. Elements of Mining by George Joseph Young (1916)
"From the standpoint of sequence in the removal of the ore, methods may involve: top-slicing, bottom-slicing, side-slicing, block caving or room and pillar. ..."

4. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"While slicing and caving operations are proceeding on the top level, the cross cuts to develop the next level immediately below are being driven, ..."

5. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"While slicing and caving operations are proceeding on the top level, the cross cuts to develop the next level immediately below are being driven, ..."

6. A Glossary of the Mining and Mineral Industry by Albert Hill Fay (1920)
"There are two modifications: top slicing by drifts, and top slicing by rooms. A timber mat is used in almost all cases (Young). Other terms used for this ..."

7. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"Incline Top-slicing Method BY W. 0. ... (New York Meeting, February, 1918) INTRODUCTION SINCE devising the incline top-slicing method in use at the Coronado ..."

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