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Definition of Slicking
1. n. The act or process of smoothing.
Definition of Slicking
1. Verb. (present participle of slick) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slicking
1. slick [v] - See also: slick
Medical Definition of Slicking
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1. The act or process of smoothing.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Slicking
Literary usage of Slicking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ten Years Among the Mail Bags: Or, Notes from the Diary of a Special Agent by James Holbrook (1855)
"... Office discontinued—The other side—Gall at the White House—The Reference—Agent's
Arrival—Molasses Incident—An honest Child—slicking up—The Academy—Stuck ..."
2. Centennial History of Missouri: (the Center State) One Hundred Years in the by Walter Barlow Stevens (1921)
""slicking" was a word in common use among the pioneers of the Ozarks. ... One of
the customs these first settlers brought with them was slicking. ..."
3. Foundry Practice: A Treatise on Molding and Casting in Their Various Details by James Murray Tate, Melvin Oscar Stone (1909)
"See slicking. Slick.—A tool used for smoothing the surface of a mold. ...
slicking.—Smoothing and finishing the surface of a mold with a trowel or slicking ..."
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