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SLOCKEN
Etymology
Verb
slocken (third-person singular simple present slockens, present participle slockening, simple past and past participle slockened)
(transitive, dialectal) To put out, extinguish (a fire).
(transitive, dialectal) To quench; to allay; to slake.
Synonyms
• (quench): slock
Anagrams
• Conkles, enlocks
Source: Wiktionary
Slock, Slock"en, v. t.
Definition: To quench; to allay; to slake. See Slake. [Obs. or Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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