Slippiness
(Slip"pi*ness) n. Slipperiness. [R.] "The slippiness of the way." Sir W. Scott.
Slippy
(Slip"py) a. [AS. slipeg.] Slippery.
Slipshod
(Slip"shod`) a.
1. Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel.
The shivering urchin bending as he goes,
With slipshod heels.
Cowper. 2. Figuratively: Careless in dress, manners, style, etc.; slovenly; shuffling; as, slipshod manners; a slipshod
or loose style of writing.
Thy wit shall ne'er go slipshod.
Shak. Slipshoe
(Slip"shoe`) n. A slipper. Halliwell.
Slipskin
(Slip"skin`) a. Evasive. [Obs.] Milton.
Slipslop
(Slip"slop`) n. [A reduplication of slop.] Weak, poor, or flat liquor; weak, profitless discourse or
writing.
Slipstring
(Slip"string`) n. One who has shaken off restraint; a prodigal. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Slipthrift
(Slip"thrift`) n. A spendthrift. [Obs.]
Slish
(Slish) n. [A corruption of slash.] A cut; as, slish and slash. [Colloq.] Shak.
Slit
(Slit) obs. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide. Chaucer.
Slit
(Slit) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slit or Slitted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Slitting.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS.
stitan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. slizan to split, tear, wear
out, Icel. stita to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide. Cf. Eclat, Slate, n., Slice.]
1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into
straps.
2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose.
3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.]
And slits the thin-spun life.
Milton. Slit
(Slit), n. [AS. slite.] A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.
Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill.
Slither
(Slith"er) v. i. [Cf. G. schlittern, LG. schliddern. See Slide.] To slide; to glide. [Prov. Eng.]
