SLIPPERING
Etymology
Noun
slippering (plural slipperings)
A spanking with a slipper.
Source: Wiktionary
SLIPPER
Slip"per, n.
1. One who, or that which, slips.
2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe.
3. A kind of apron or pinafore for children.
4. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
5. (Mach.)
Definition: A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib. Slipper animalcule (Zoöl.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium.
– Slipper flower.(Bot.) Slipperwort.
– Slipper limpet, or Slipper shell (Zoöl.), a boat shell.
Slip"per, a. Etym: [AS. slipur.]
Definition: Slippery. [Obs.] O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope Of mortal men. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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