slabbyn.

/ˈslabi/ Brit.

/ˈslabi/, U.S.

/ˈslæbi/, New Zealand English

/ˈslɛbi/

Etymology: < slab n.¹ 2a.

New Zealand colloquial.

A timber worker dealing with slabs of timber.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > woodworker > [noun] > other woodworkers

rough-hewer1574

hoop-shaver1688

timber-taster1803

spaller1843

pump log borer1857

stamp-cutter1858

creosoter1889

timberman1890

worm-eater1890

slabby1907

1907 ‘G. B. Lancaster’ Tracks we Tread vi. 87 The..clumsiest slabby that lumped in the mill.

1916 G. Thornton Wowser v. 72 Barnabas the slabby (the man who wheels away the unused portions of timber).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

slabbyadj.¹

/ˈslabi/

Etymology: < slab n.² + -y suffix¹.

1. Wet, miry, muddy, slushy, sloppy. Now dialect.

a. Of roads, etc. (Common in 17th cent.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > semi-fluidity > [adjective]

slabby1542

pottagy1565

uliginous1576

softa1593

slabbery1600

creamy1610

slutchy1627

slabberish1648

pappy1662

semifluid1775

sloppy1794

sloshy1797

custardy1824

viscous1830

gruelly1838

sposhy1842

squishy1847

squitchy1851

pea-soupy1859

porridgey1859

soupy1869

custardly1870

gloopy1929

gunky1937

spawn-like1938

squodgy1970

gloppy1976

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > [adjective] > muddy

fennyc897

bymodereda1307

slutchedc1400

muddyc1450

miry?c1475

slabby1542

mired1558

mudded1598

muddied1642

mucksy1665

shabby1705

sludgy1782

slushy1791

1542 N. Vyllagon Lamentable & Piteous Treat. in Harleian Misc. (1808) I. 243 The poore souldyers..fynding the way, by which they shuld go, so slabby and slyppery.

1555 R. Eden tr. S. von Herberstein Rerum moscouiticarum commentarii in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 292 The citie is very large and wyde: and also very slabby and myrie.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxi. xxxvi. 413 To tumble..upon the slipperie and glassie yce, and the molten slabbie snow.

1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 418 They oft pass through a strait, long, slabby lane.

1716 J. Gay Trivia ii. 27 When waggish Boys the stunted Beesom ply, To rid the slabby Pavement.

1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. ii. 78 Deep or slabby roads.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. iv. 83 By stamping close at your side on the slabby pavement.

figurative.1610 A. Cooke Pope Ioane 106 You..make that the ground of your conclusion. Now that is a slabbie ground.1650 H. More Observ. in Enthusiasmus Triumphatus (1656) 79 This latter is more clean and sober, the other more slabby and fantasticall.

b. Of weather.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time)

wetc893

moista1398

waterya1398

moistya1500

waterish1545

washy1566

rotten1567

slabby1653

weety1658

late1673

fresh1790

slottery1790

soft1812

givey1829

juicy1837

sploshy1838

sposhy1842

slip-sloppya1845

splishy-splashyc1850

shabby1853

soppy1872

sappy1885

1653 W. Ramesey Astrologia Restaurata 291 [It] denotes,..in winter, grievous cold, and snowy slabby weather.

1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 58 I am only to caution our labourer,..that he do not stir the ground in over-wet and slabby weather.

1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 7 Jan. (1948) II. 597 Very warm slabby weather; but I made a shift to get a walk.

2. Of liquids, etc.: Thick, ropy, viscous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > viscosity > [adjective] > specifically of liquids

clammy1541

grumous1665

slabby1676

pithy1876

1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. ii. iii. 173 In the Cure of an Ulcer with a moist Intemperies slabby and greasy Medicaments are to be forborn.

1689 R. Milward Selden's Table-talk 42 They present you with a Cup, and you must drink of a slabby stuff.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Tart You must drain off the Milk, or else the mass will be too slabby.

1810 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 29 148 In order to render palatable the bitter herbs.., it was usual..to sprinkle over them a thick slabby sauce.

1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 June 10 Pawing at the corners of the mouth to free it from thick slabby saliva.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	slabby
释义	slabbyn. /ˈslabi/ Brit. /ˈslabi/, U.S. /ˈslæbi/, New Zealand English /ˈslɛbi/ Etymology: < slab n.¹ 2a. New Zealand colloquial. A timber worker dealing with slabs of timber. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > woodworker > [noun] > other woodworkers rough-hewer1574 hoop-shaver1688 timber-taster1803 spaller1843 pump log borer1857 stamp-cutter1858 creosoter1889 timberman1890 worm-eater1890 slabby1907 1907 ‘G. B. Lancaster’ Tracks we Tread vi. 87 The..clumsiest slabby that lumped in the mill. 1916 G. Thornton Wowser v. 72 Barnabas the slabby (the man who wheels away the unused portions of timber). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). slabbyadj.¹ /ˈslabi/ Etymology: < slab n.² + -y suffix¹. 1. Wet, miry, muddy, slushy, sloppy. Now dialect. a. Of roads, etc. (Common in 17th cent.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > semi-fluidity > [adjective] slabby1542 pottagy1565 uliginous1576 softa1593 slabbery1600 creamy1610 slutchy1627 slabberish1648 pappy1662 semifluid1775 sloppy1794 sloshy1797 custardy1824 viscous1830 gruelly1838 sposhy1842 squishy1847 squitchy1851 pea-soupy1859 porridgey1859 soupy1869 custardly1870 gloopy1929 gunky1937 spawn-like1938 squodgy1970 gloppy1976 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > [adjective] > muddy fennyc897 bymodereda1307 slutchedc1400 muddyc1450 miry?c1475 slabby1542 mired1558 mudded1598 muddied1642 mucksy1665 shabby1705 sludgy1782 slushy1791 1542 N. Vyllagon Lamentable & Piteous Treat. in Harleian Misc. (1808) I. 243 The poore souldyers..fynding the way, by which they shuld go, so slabby and slyppery. 1555 R. Eden tr. S. von Herberstein Rerum moscouiticarum commentarii in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 292 The citie is very large and wyde: and also very slabby and myrie. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxi. xxxvi. 413 To tumble..upon the slipperie and glassie yce, and the molten slabbie snow. 1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 418 They oft pass through a strait, long, slabby lane. 1716 J. Gay Trivia ii. 27 When waggish Boys the stunted Beesom ply, To rid the slabby Pavement. 1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. ii. 78 Deep or slabby roads. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. iv. 83 By stamping close at your side on the slabby pavement. figurative.1610 A. Cooke Pope Ioane 106 You..make that the ground of your conclusion. Now that is a slabbie ground.1650 H. More Observ. in Enthusiasmus Triumphatus (1656) 79 This latter is more clean and sober, the other more slabby and fantasticall. b. Of weather. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) wetc893 moista1398 waterya1398 moistya1500 waterish1545 washy1566 rotten1567 slabby1653 weety1658 late1673 fresh1790 slottery1790 soft1812 givey1829 juicy1837 sploshy1838 sposhy1842 slip-sloppya1845 splishy-splashyc1850 shabby1853 soppy1872 sappy1885 1653 W. Ramesey Astrologia Restaurata 291 [It] denotes,..in winter, grievous cold, and snowy slabby weather. 1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 58 I am only to caution our labourer,..that he do not stir the ground in over-wet and slabby weather. 1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 7 Jan. (1948) II. 597 Very warm slabby weather; but I made a shift to get a walk. 2. Of liquids, etc.: Thick, ropy, viscous. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > viscosity > [adjective] > specifically of liquids clammy1541 grumous1665 slabby1676 pithy1876 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. ii. iii. 173 In the Cure of an Ulcer with a moist Intemperies slabby and greasy Medicaments are to be forborn. 1689 R. Milward Selden's Table-talk 42 They present you with a Cup, and you must drink of a slabby stuff. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Tart You must drain off the Milk, or else the mass will be too slabby. 1810 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 29 148 In order to render palatable the bitter herbs.., it was usual..to sprinkle over them a thick slabby sauce. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 June 10 Pawing at the corners of the mouth to free it from thick slabby saliva. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2019). slabbyadj.² /ˈslabi/ Etymology: < slab n.¹ Of the nature of a slab; covered with slabs. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials in specific shape or form > [adjective] > relating to or made of slabs slabbed1818 slab1826 slabby1853 1853 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 308 It is remarkable for clean, broad, and handsome streets; for slabby terraces and a broad-sweeping beach. 1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks xii. 224 Some of the quartz-trachytes show a fissile, slaty, or slabby structure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1907adj.¹1542adj.²1853
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