Any covering easily slipped on.
A counterfeit piece of money, being brass
covered with silver.
Matter found in troughs of grindstones
after the grinding of edge tools.
Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used
for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles
and other applied parts.
A particular quantity of yarn.
An inclined plane on which a vessel is
built, or upon which it is hauled for repair.
An opening or space for vessels to lie in,
between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip.
A narrow passage between buildings.
A long seat or narrow pew in churches,
often without a door.
A dislocation of a lead,
destroying continuity.
The motion of the center
of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar,
through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's
actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling
instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still
water, of the backward current of water produced by the
propeller.
A fish, the
sole.
A fielder stationed on
the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of
them, called respectively short slip, and long
slip.
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