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Rand :: Rand (n.) A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel..

Slipper :: Slipper (n.) A kind of apron or pinafore for children.

Slip :: Slip (n.) A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver..

Slip :: Slip (n.) To err; to fall into error or fault.

Slip :: Slip (n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip..

Slip :: Slip (n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.

Pikestaff :: Pikestaff (n.) A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping..

Butterfish :: Butterfish (n.) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand..

Isthmus :: Isthmus (n.) A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc..

Joggle :: Joggle (v. i.) To shake or totter; to slip out of place.

Slippery :: Slippery (a.) Liable to slip; not standing firm.

Tonophant :: Tonophant (n.) A modification of the kaleidophon, for showing composition of acoustic vibrations. It consists of two thin slips of steel welded together, their length being adjystable by a screw socket..

Garter :: Garter (n.) A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.

Scale :: Scale (n.) A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale..

Lapse :: Lapse (n.) A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses..

Slip :: Slip (v. t.) To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.

Slip :: Slip (n.) To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide..

Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain..

Slip :: Slip (n.) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place..

Slip :: Slip (n.) An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair..

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