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Definition of Slickens
1. n. The pulverized matter from a quartz mill, or the lighter soil of hydraulic mines.
Definition of Slickens
1. Verb. (third-person singular of slicken) ¹
2. Noun. (US dialect) The pulverised matter from a quartz mill. ¹
3. Noun. (US dialect mining) The lighter soil of hydraulic mines. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slickens
1. slicken [v] - See also: slicken
Medical Definition of Slickens
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Slickens
Literary usage of Slickens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Census Reports Tenth Census. June 1, 1880 by Francis Amasa Walker, Charles Williams Seaton, Henry Gannett (1884)
"It cannot, therefore, be surprising that the testimony as to the local eft'ects
of " slickens " on land overrun by it should vary considerably, according to ..."
2. Proceedings (1895)
"A VOICE: I come from a slickens country, and our experience in regard to ...
NORTHRUP: Wherever we have slickens on our land the weeds grow up spontaneously ..."
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