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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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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