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 267 Slam. To slap. (To trump, ^Tll slam that card.'' M.A.C.) Slams, Scrams. Scraps of meat. M.A.C. Slappin. Stalwart, big. " A slappin fellow.'' Slatter-CUm-drash. Uproar, confusion. '^Knocking every thing about." Sleepy. A peculiar state of decay, as " sleepy wood " with a kind of white dry rot. Also used of linen when mildewed, or spotted by being kept too long damp. Also, stupid. ^' A sleepy-headed fellow." Sleuchin. Shambling, slouching. ^^ A great sleuchin fellow." Slew, or Slewed. Twisted or canted round, or aside. Slewed. Intoxicated. " He's slewed." Sliddery. Slippery. {Slider, Chaucer.) Sligering, or Slaggering. (g. soft). A great row. T.C. Slim. Giving food too hot, " slims " the teeth. Polwhele, Sling. A dram. Slingers. Invited guests. Garland. Slingers. Kettle broth made of boiling water, bread, salt, and pepper, with sometimes a little butter. Calling ton. Slintrim. An incline. m.a.c. In Celtic Cornish slyntya means, to slide, to glide along. Slip. A young pig. Also, the outside cover of a pillow or a bolster. A pillow-slip, also, bolster case.