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▪ I. slather, v. Chiefly dial. and U.S.|ˈslæðə(r)|
[Of obscure origin.]
1. intr. To slip or slide; to move in a sliding or trailing manner.
1818Wilbraham Chesh. Gloss., Slather,..to slip or slide. 1890Glouc. Gloss. s.v., The plank slathered away. 1909Kipling Actions & Reactions 115, I hate slathering through fluff.
2. a. trans. To spill or slop; to scatter. Also, to use in large quantities; to squander; to paste, spread, or smear liberally. Usu. with advbs.
1866‘Mark Twain’ Sk. Sixties (1926) 210 You have slathered too many frivolous sentimental tales into your paper. 1875― Let. 26 Jan. (1917) I. 247 The partialities of Providence do seem to be slathered around (as one may say). 1876C. C. Robinson Gloss. Words Dial. Mid-Yorks. 126/1 Slather.., to spill. 1877F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words used in Holderness 128/2 Leeak at him! he's slatherin pig-meeat all across hoose fleear. 1895J. T. Clegg Stories, Sk., & Rhymes 43 Some carless chilt had bin a buyin peawdher blue an' slatthert it. 1904G. Ade True Bills 131 A very Rich Man who wishes to be Respected must fill his Clothes with Currency and go out and slather it around. 1928Pease & Fairfax-Blakeborough Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 118/2 ‘Eh bud things is slather'd aboot i' that hoos!’ ‘T'hay an' strae war blawn clean oot o' t'stagarth an' slather'd aboot t'field ayont.’ 1937M. Hillis Orchids on your Budget v. 82 You can get a good make-shift facial by slathering cream on your face after a shampoo. 1954Columbia (S. Carolina) Record (Sat. Comic Suppl.) 27 Nov. 6, I got some American toast here, an' I'll gladly slather some jam on to sweeten it up. 1967E. B. Nickerson Kayaks to Arctic iii. 24 Slather it [sc. mosquito repellent] on where common sense indicates, and have confidence. 1978J. Irving World according to Garp xvii. 363 Perfume, which he remembered Roberta slathering over him.
b. To besmear; to spread or splash liberally on. Usu. with with.
1941W. A. Percy Lanterns on Levee xvi. 184 Another rest-camp, half completed, leaking the ample French rain, slathered with mud, awaited us. 1961Webster s.v. 2slather, Slathering the cars with paint. 1977Time 25 Apr. 17/1 His top chef offers such specialties as veal tongue slathered with foie gras. 1979R. Gillespie Crossword Mystery iii. 53 She burned painfully. Rocky slathered her externally with Solarcaine.
3. slang. To thrash, defeat thoroughly, castigate.
1910O. Johnson Varmint viii. 112 He turned on the Coffee-colored Angel and slathered him, drove him hither and thither with terrific blows. c1926‘Mixer’ Transport Workers' Song Bk. 36 And all their Simon Puritans Are infused with great delight When an officer is slathered As chair-warmer, parasite. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 27/1 Canadians can get slathered in Olympic hockey.
▪ II. slather, n.|ˈslæðə(r)|
[f. prec.]
1. U.S. colloq. Usu. pl. A large amount, lots, lashings.
1857M. D. Sanford Jrnl. 30 Mar. in D. F. Danker Mollie (1959) 6, I believe there are 500 passengers, lots and ‘slathers’ of young men. 1876‘Mark Twain’ Tom Sawyer vii. 68 They get slathers of money—most a dollar a day. 1906N.Y. Globe 20 Aug. 6 There is the same slather of indefinite charges. 1966‘E. Lindall’ Time too Soon (1967) vii. 69 What he's giving her I don't want anyway. A whole slather of animal passion. 1970― Gathering of Eagles vi. 63 They..ate the damper with slathers of sweet, brown treacle.
2. north. and Sc. dial. Thin mud; a sloppy mass.
1876C. C. Robinson Gloss. Words Dial. Mid-Yorks. 126/1 Slather, puddle, in a thin state. 1928Pease & Fairfax-Blakeborough Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 118/2 Slather.., mud and mess. 1939A. Borthwick Always Little Further vi. 126 Two big slabs o' breed wi' a slather o' jam in atween. 1980J. Gardam Sidmouth Lett. 134 Wear yer wellies or you'll get in a slather int yard.
3. open slather (Austral. and N.Z. colloq.), freedom to operate without interference, a free-for-all.
1919J. V. Marshall World of Living Dead 71 They say she's an open slather up there. Not a demon [sc. a policeman] in the burg. 1949J. Morrison Creeping City xxviii. 227 You're asking to be allowed an open slather at an essential public service without being challenged. 1959G. Slatter Gun in Hand xiii. 180 It's worth a go. Come round, she said, it'll be open slather. 1974Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 1 Sept. 5/1 The beef was marked and butcher shop customers had the opportunity to check the grading... Now it's open slather. 1979Financial Rev. (Austral.) 9 May 5 A problem..was how to prevent an ‘open slather’ in the sale of tickets. |