2. The scoria of a volcano. Slag furnace, or Slag hearth (Metal.), a furnace, or hearth, for extracting lead from slags or poor ore. — Slag wool, mineral wool. See under Mineral.
SLAGGY
Slag"gy, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to slag; resembling slag; as, slaggy cobalt.
SLAIE
Slaie, n. Etym: [See Sley.]
Defn: A weaver's reed; a sley.
SLAKE
Slake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Slaking.] Etym:
[OE. slaken to render slack, to slake, AS. sleacian, fr. sleac slack.
See Slack, v. & a.]
1. To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst. "And slake the heavenly fire." Spenser. It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart. Shak.
2. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.
SLAKE
Slake, v. i.
1. To go out; to become extinct. "His flame did slake." Sir T. Browne.