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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
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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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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