Definition of slip

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Slip (n.) 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..

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Lungwort :: Lungwort (n.) Any plant of the genus Mertensia (esp. M. Virginica and M. Sibirica) plants nearly related to Pulmonaria. The American lungwort is Mertensia Virginica, Virginia cowslip..
Slipcoat Cheese :: Slipcoat cheese () A rich variety of new cheese, resembling butter, but white..
Slipper :: Slipper (n.) One who, or that which, slips..
Overslip :: Overslip (v. t.) To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity..
Calceolate :: Calceolate (a.) Slipper-ahaped. See Calceiform.
Labent :: Labent (a.) Slipping; sliding; gliding.
Paigle :: Paigle (n.) A species of Primula, either the cowslip or the primrose..
Dislocation :: Dislocation (n.) The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations..
Stabling :: Stable stand () The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; -- one of the four presumptions that a man intends stealing the king's deer..
Slip :: Slip (n.) A leash or string by which a dog is held; -- so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand..
Slip :: Slip (n.) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like..
Slipshod :: Slipshod (a.) Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel.
Slipskin :: Slipskin (a.) Evasive.
Slippery :: Slippery (a.) Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away.
Marsh Marigold :: Marsh marigold () A perennial plant of the genus Caltha (C. palustris), growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of cowslip. See Cowslip..
Scape :: Scape (n.) A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.
Forgetfulness :: Forgetfulness (n.) The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind.
Scotch :: Scotch (v. t.) To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping..
Rand :: Rand (n.) A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel..
Surge :: Surge (n.) The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips..
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