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▪ I. slogger, n.|ˈslɒgə(r)|
[f. slog v. + -er1.]
†1. Cambridge slang. (See quots.) Obs.
1852J. F. Bateman Aquatic Notes 47 In this year [1844] so many boats appeared that it was determined that only twenty-eight should row on the regular race-days, and the rest on alternate days; the first boat in these trial or ‘slogger’ races being entitled to row last on the regular race-days. 1860Slang Dict. 218 Sloggers, i.e., slow-goers, the second division of race-boats at Cambridge.
2. colloq.
a. One who delivers heavy blows; a pugilist, prize-fighter; a heavy blow. Also fig.
1829P. Egan Boxiana 2nd Ser. II. 19 He got away from a slogger, but immediately commenced an exchange of blows. 1846Swell's Night Guide 75 No one dares to dispute the ability of the boshman; 'cos he's..a numming slogger. 1857Hughes Tom Brown ii. v, He was called Slogger Williams, from the force with which it was supposed he could hit. 1866Reader 28 July, He is the patron and often the familiar friend of the pet ‘Slogger’ of the day. 1886Pall Mall G. 4 Nov. 2/1 Sir William Harcourt was the slogger of the fight.
b. One who slogs at cricket.
1850County Herald 31 Aug. 7/3 Who went in a slogger, scoring two's and three's, till the scorers called game. 1864Slang Dict. 235 A hard hitter at cricket is termed a Slogger. 1884Lillywhite's Cricket Ann. 11 A rough and ready slogger.
c. A person or machine that works hard or with effort, often with a suggestion of ponderousness or lack of sparkle.
1928G. B. Shaw Intelligent Woman's Guide xlix. 208 The employers, to find out how much work can be got out of a man, pick out an exceptionally quick and indefatigable man called a slogger. 1968J. Sangster Touchfeather xiii. 138 Bill was a bloody genius... Harvey's a slogger. It takes him a year to arrive where Bill could in twenty-four hours. 1977Drive Mar.–Apr. 56/2 The Manta's 1.9 engine is a solid, reliable slogger in the General Motors tradition.
3. Rogues' slang. A heavy weight on a string; a slung-shot.
1892Daily News 12 Apr. 7/1 The prisoner..said if he did not go away he would fetch his ‘sloggers’ to him. 1904Times 8 Jan. 10/5 Striking him about the head with an instrument called a ‘slogger’.
▪ II. slogger, v. dial.|ˈslɒgə(r)|
[Of obscure origin: cf. logger v.]
intr. To hang loosely; to go about untidily, etc.
1888etc. in Eng. Dial. Dict. |