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Definition of Slippery dick
1. Noun. Small wrasse of tropical Atlantic.
Generic synonyms: Wrasse
Group relationships: Genus Halicoeres, Halicoeres
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slippery Dick
Literary usage of Slippery dick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pennsylvania School Journal by Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Education Association, Pennsylvania Dept. of Common Schools (1906)
"Ttit giant was called ' slippery dick.' He was the terror of the town. He was
such i consummate trickster with cards that ..."
2. Wallace's Year-book of Trotting and Pacing in ...by John Hankins Wallace, American Trotting Register Association by John Hankins Wallace, American Trotting Register Association (1886)
"Rex (George C.), br g— DL Parker MJB,brm— Dr. WH Petie slippery dick, b g- 1.
... slippery dick, b g—IP Woodbury Purse $250; 2:33 class. ..."
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