SLAPDASHES

Verb

slapdashes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slapdash

Source: Wiktionary


SLAPDASH

Slap"dash`, adv. Etym: [Slap + dash.]

1. In a bold, careless manner; at random. [Colloq.]

2. With a slap; all at once; slap. [Colloq.] Prior.

Slap"dash`, v. t.

Definition: To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast; as, to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall, or to slapdash a wall. [Colloq.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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