SLATTERN. A woman sluttishly negligent in her dress.
SLEEPING PARTNER. A partner in a trade, or shop, who lends his name and money, for which he receives a share of the profit, without doing any part of the business.
SLEEPY. Much worn: the cloth of your coat must be extremely
sleepy, for it has not had a nap this long time.
SLEEVELESS ERRAND. A fool's errand, in search of what
it is impossible to find.
SLICE. To take a slice; to intrigue, particularly with a
married woman, because a slice off a cut loaf is not missed.
SLIPGIBBET. See SCAPEGALLOWS.
SLIPPERY CHAP. One on whom there can be no dependance,
a shuffling fellow.
SLIPSLOPS. Tea, water-gruel, or any innocent beverage
taken medicinally.
SLIPSLOPPING. Misnaming and misapplying any hard
word; from the character of Mrs. Slipslop, in Fielding's
Joseph Andrews.
SLOP. Tea. How the blowens lush the slop. How the
wenches drink tea!