SLICKING

Verb

slicking

present participle of slick

Noun

slicking (plural slickings)

(mineralogy) A narrow vein of ore.

(US, dialect, historical) A whipping with a hickory switch.

Anagrams

• lickings, sickling

Source: Wiktionary

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Slick"ing, n.

1. The act or process of smoothing.

2. pl. (Min.)

Definition: Narrow veins of ore.

SLICK

Slich, Slick, n. (Metal.)

Definition: See Schlich.

Slick, a. Etym: [See Sleek.]

Definition: Sleek; smooth. "Both slick and dainty." Chapman.

Slick, v. t.

Definition: To make sleek or smoth. "Slicked all with sweet oil." Chapman.

Slick, n. (Joinery)

Definition: A wide paring chisel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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