An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

SLAMMIKIN, s. A drab, Loth.

Su. G. slem, turpis, eluvies, faex, id.

SLANG, s. A species of cannon coinciding with the culverine.
Complaynt S.

Teut. slanghe, serpens, bombarda longior.

To SLANGER, v. n. To linger, Berwicks.

Su. G. slingr-a, repere.

SLAP, s.
1. A narrow pass between two hills, S.
Gl. Shirr.
Pennecuik.

Su. G. slapp, remissus; Isl. sleppi, praecipitium convallis.

2. A breach in a wall, hedge, &c. S.
Law Case.

To Slap, v. a. To break into gaps, S.
Law Case.