slip-comb. form
The stem of slip v.1 in combination, as:
1.
a. † slip-groat n. Obsolete = slide-groat n.† slip-halter n. Obsolete = slip-gibbet n.† slip-skin adj. Obsolete slippery, evasive.† slip-sprung adj. Obsolete illegitimately born.† slip-stocking n. Obsolete ? a short stocking, a sock.† slip-thrift n. Obsolete shovel-board; a spendthrift; cf. slide-thrift n.
slip-bend n.
Brit. 
/ˈslɪpbɛnd/
, /ˈslɪpbɛnd/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌbɛnd/
(see quot. 1867)./ˈslɪpˌbɛnd/Π
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 633 Slip-Bend, when a man makes a false step, and slips down a hatchway, or over~board.
slip-buoy n. /ˈslɪpbwɔɪ/, /ˈslɪpˌbɔɪ/ a buoy attached to a cable when slipping an anchor.
Brit. /ˈslɪpbɔɪ/
, /ˈslɪpbɔɪ//ˈslɪpbwɔɪ/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌbui/
, /ˈslɪpˌbui//ˈslɪpˌbɔɪ/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > buoys, marks, or lighthouses > [noun] > buoy > buoy attached when slipping anchor
slip-buoy1798
1798 R. W. Miller in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1846) VII. p. clviii We hove up to our best bower..and got a slip buoy on the end of the sheet cable.
slip-case n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpkeɪs/
, /ˈslɪpkeɪs/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌkeɪs/
a close-fitting box with one side open into which a book or books are placed for protection, while allowing the spine to remain visible; also, a similar case for gramophone records or photographic equipment./ˈslɪpˌkeɪs/ΘΠ
society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > close-fitting
slip-case1930
sleeve1953
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [noun] > encasing or sheathing > that which > close-fitting
slip-case1930
sleeve1953
1930 A. E. Newton This Bk.-collecting Game ii. 20 Many collectors, in binding their books or in having slip cases made for them,..have their novels..in one colour, their poetry in another.
1942 W. Stevens Let. 17 Sept. (1967) 420 I should like the general effect of the binding to be light... There should, of course, be a slip case.
1966 P. J. Kavanagh Perfect Stranger xiii. 187 Why not put all three [volumes] into a slip-case..and sell them as a set?
1977 Gramophone May 1738/2 Decca have also made again available this month an integral recording of the five Beethoven Piano Concertos, previously issued in a slip~case but now in a box.
1979 Amateur Photographer Feb. 54/3 Both versions are supplied in a gift outfit with flash unit, slip case and wrist chain at a price of about £85.
slipcased adj.
Brit. /ˈslɪpkeɪst/
, /ˈslɪpkeɪst/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌkeɪst/
contained in a box of this kind./ˈslɪpˌkeɪst/ΘΠ
the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > [adjective] > in or as in specific receptacles
barrelled1494
casked1624
pocketed1647
tunned1672
intubed1688
kitted1725
basined1745
canistered1843
pottled1845
carboyed1855
tubbed1882
sacked1895
pouched1905
cartoned1921
cupped1929
ampouled1969
slipcased1969
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [adjective] > wrapped > encased > in a close-fitting case
sleeved1905
slipcased1969
1969 Times 15 Nov. p. iv/6 (advt.) Magellan's Voyage.. 2 volumes slipcased.
1978 Amer. Notes & Queries Nov. 44/2 A handsome slip-cased volume..seems to be under-priced.
slip-coat n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpkəʊt/
, /ˈslɪpkəʊt/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌkoʊt/
? a coat which slips on readily./ˈslɪpˌkoʊt/Π
1562 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Æneid ix. Cc ij You must haue..gay ioly Jerkins, saffron shirts, Your slipcoats must haue sleeues.
slip-cord n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpkɔːd/
, /ˈslɪpkɔːd/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌkɔrd/
a cord with a slip-knot made on it./ˈslɪpˌkɔrd/ΘΠ
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > loop or noose
latchetc1350
noosec1450
strop1481
slip1687
twitch1783
kinch1808
fank1825
slip-cord1847
loop1944
1847 W. C. L. Martin Ox 166/1 Let the slip-cords be applied to the fore-legs, and held by an assistant.
slip-cover n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpkʌvə/
, /ˈslɪpkʌvə/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌkəvər/
U.S. = loose cover n. at loose adj., n.2, and adv. Compounds 2; hence as v. transitive, to cover with a slip-cover./ˈslɪpˌkəvər/ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > cover for furniture
carpet1345
carpencloth1577
carpet-cloth1615
wax-cloth1816
loose cover1876
slip-cover1886
throw1888
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [verb (transitive)] > cover or furnish with hangings
tapetc1369
hang1451
estale1508
tapestrya1640
drapery1824
overhang1834
drape1847
slip-cover1886
1886 Home Decoration 3 Apr. 79/1 The slip covers for the furniture are of..toile.
1911 N.Y. Times 16 Oct. 12/7 Speedometer, slip covers, pigskin upholstery and klaxon.
1920 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring–Summer 395/2 Slip Covers for Ford Cars... Set consists of cover for each seat and back of seats, doors, kicking pad for front seat and complete cover for hood.
1953 S. Kauffmann Philanderer iii. 36 Cora had, of course, made all the curtains, slip covers and bedspreads herself.
1965 T. Capote In Cold Blood ii. 78 The couch..that Nancy had slip-covered.
1978 T. Gifford Glendower Legacy 75 The slipcovers were wearing out at the arm.
slip crew n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp kruː/
, /ˈslɪp kruː/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌkru/
Aviation an aircrew stationed at an intermediate point or carried to take over the operation of an aeroplane on a long-distance flight./ˈslɪp ˌkru/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > crew of aircraft or spacecraft > aircraft flight crew
operating crew1923
slip crew1947
flight crew1951
1947 Shell Aviation News No. 112. 8/3 One of the most important problems is that of aircrew fatigue, and research on this question includes investigation into..provision of ‘slip’ crews at strategic points, facilities for crew rest in aircraft.
1973 C. Egleton Seven Days to Killing xix. 196 The RAF are not carrying a slip crew on this trip. They would need to rest before the return flight.
slip edition n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp ᵻˌdɪʃn/
, /ˈslɪp ᵻˌdɪʃn/U.S. /ˈslɪp əˌdɪʃ(ə)n/
a special (usually local) edition of a newspaper, carrying news items not included in the main issue./ˈslɪp əˌdɪʃ(ə)n/ΘΚΠ
society > communication > journalism > journal > newspaper > [noun] > local
slip edition1961
1961 ‘B. Wells’ Day Earth caught Fire iii. 39 This is terrific stuff. We'll have a slip edition.
1975 T. Allbeury Palomino Blonde iv. 12 Issues of the Northumberland Gazette with slip editions for Morpeth and Berwick.
slip-finger adj.
Brit. /ˈslɪpfɪŋɡə/
, /ˈslɪpfɪŋɡə/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌfɪŋɡər/
that has slippery fingers; in quot. 1848 figurative./ˈslɪpˌfɪŋɡər/Π
1848 Fraser's Mag. 38 428 The empty, tattered Past,..the greased slipfinger Present.
slip gauge n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp ɡeɪdʒ/
, /ˈslɪp ɡeɪdʒ/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌɡeɪdʒ/
Engineering a Johansson block (see Johansson n.)./ˈslɪp ˌɡeɪdʒ/ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for determining or verifying dimensions > for narrow gaps
wedge-micrometer1891
feeler1919
slip gauge1919
Jo block1936
1919 Engineering 11 July 33/3 The minimeter for comparing slip gauges to an accuracy of one-millionth of an inch is another of the new precision instruments.
1971 B. Scharf Engin. & its Lang. vii. 47 In order to combine two slip gauges, they are slid together with slight pressure.
slip-gear n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpɡɪə/
, /ˈslɪpɡɪə/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌɡɪ(ə)r/
a gear designed to slip if loaded above a predetermined limit./ˈslɪpˌɡɪ(ə)r/ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > cog or gear > others
pinwheel1825
reducing gear1872
reduction gearing1891
slip-gear1897
hypoid1935
1897 E. K. Scott Local Distrib. Electr. Power in Workshops 53 The current at starting a heavy lift can be materially reduced by having a slip gear or belt, so as to enable the motor to get up speed.
1930 Engineering 4 Apr. 431/2 An electric motor fitted with a centrifugal clutch and slip-gear.
slip-gibbet n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpdʒɪbᵻt/
, /ˈslɪpdʒɪbᵻt/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌdʒɪbᵻt/
a scape-gallows (now dialect)./ˈslɪpˌdʒɪbᵻt/ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > roguery > rogue > [noun] > worthy of hanging > but has escaped
scape-Tyburn1602
rope runnera1625
slip-halter1659
slip-gibbet1785
scape-gallows1799
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal > worthy of hanging > escaped hanging
rope runnera1625
slip-halter1659
slip-gibbet1785
scape-gallows1799
1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Scapegallows A slip gibbet, one for whom the gallows is said to groan.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > shovelboard, etc. > [noun]
shove-groat1488
slip-groat1521
shove-board1522
shovel-board1532
slide-thrift1541
slide-groat1552
slip-thrift1579
shovel-board play1691
shovel-groat1825
shove-halfpenny1841
push-halfpenny1844
push-penny1856
shovel-penny1887
1521 in F. A. Inderwick Cal. Inner Temple Rec. (1896) 63 [None of the society shall play within the Inn at the game called] shoffe boorde [or] slypgrote.
ΘΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > roguery > rogue > [noun] > worthy of hanging > but has escaped
scape-Tyburn1602
rope runnera1625
slip-halter1659
slip-gibbet1785
scape-gallows1799
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal > worthy of hanging > escaped hanging
rope runnera1625
slip-halter1659
slip-gibbet1785
scape-gallows1799
1659 Lady Alimony iv. vi. sig. Ii As I hope for mercy, I am half perswaded that this slip-halter has pawn'd my Cloathes.
slip-hook n.
Brit. /ˈslɪphʊk/
, /ˈslɪphʊk/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌhʊk/
(see quots.)./ˈslɪpˌhʊk/ΘΠ
society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun] > hook
hookc900
haspedec1400
cleek1426
cleek-staffc1440
cramp1503
hock1530
gib-crook1564
cramp-iron1565
gib1567
cramper1598
bench hook1619
crampon1660
wall-hook1681
dressing hook1683
woodcock-eye1796
doghook1821
click1846
clipper1849
ice hook1853
witchetty1862
slip-hook1863
snap-hook1875
clip-hook1882
pelican1890
snake hook1944
1863 A. Young Naut. Dict. (ed. 2) 356 Slip hook..is ‘especially useful on shipboard in securing and slipping towing cables, etc.’
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2212/1 [The] Slip-hook..may be disengaged or slipped by the motion of a trigger, a sliding ring, or otherwise.
slip-horn n.
Brit. /ˈslɪphɔːn/
, /ˈslɪphɔːn/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌhɔrn/
a slide-trombone./ˈslɪpˌhɔrn/ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > brass instruments > [noun] > trombone
posaune1724
trombone1724
busaun1776
valve trombone1883
slush pump1913
slip-horn1923
slide1976
1923 G. McKnight Eng. Words iv. 45 Sliphorn, trombone.
1938 D. Baker Young Man with Horn iii. i. 145 He doesn't play a valve trombone either, just a regular slip-horn.
1957 Melody Maker 4 May 6/2 Wilbur himself was somewhat subdued, using both slip-horn and valve, but what he did was pleasant trombone.
slip-jig n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpdʒɪɡ/
, /ˈslɪpdʒɪɡ/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌdʒɪɡ/
some kind of dance./ˈslɪpˌdʒɪɡ/ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other dances > [noun]
dance of Macabre?c1430
springc1450
lege de moya1529
bobc1550
lusty gallant1569
duret1613
fading1613
huckler1617
ground-measure1621
entry1631
slatter de pouchc1640
ballo1651
Irish trot1651
omnium gatheruma1652
clutterdepouch1652
upspring1654
passacaglia1659
shuffle1659
passacaille1667
flip-flap1676
chaconne1685
charmer1702
Cheshire-round1706
Louvre1729
stick dance1730
white joke1730
baby dance1744
Nancy Dawson1766
fricassee1775
bumpkin1785
Totentanz1789
Flora('s) dance1790
goombay1790
egg-dance1801
supper dance1820
Congo dance1823
slip-jig1829
bran-dance1833
roly-poly1833
Congo1835
mazy1841
furry1848
bull-dance1855
stampede1856
double-shuffling1859
frog dance1863
hokee-pokee1873
plait dance1876
slow dancing1884
snake dance1895
beast dance1900
soft-shoe1900
cakewalk1902
floral dance1911
snake dance1911
apache dance1912
grizzly bear1912
jazz dance1917
jazz dancing1917
jazz1919
wine-dance1920
camel-walk1921
furry dance1928
snake-dance1931
pas d'action1936
trance dancing1956
touch dance1965
hokey-cokey1966
moonwalk1969
moonwalking1983
Crip Walk1989
mapantsula1990
1829 G. Griffin Collegians I. ii. 19 Eily was dancing with a strange young gentleman..and..he would not let her go until she had finished the slip jig.
1895 Catholic News 13 July 2/3 He would not let her go until she had finished the slip jig.
a1966 ‘M. na Gopaleen’ Best of Myles (1968) 284 The lads who believe that in slip-jigs we have a national prophylaxis make life less stark.
slip joint n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp dʒɔɪnt/
, /ˈslɪp dʒɔɪnt/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌdʒɔɪnt/
(a) (see quots.); (b) a joint in a pipe, one section of which can move telescopically within another, to allow longitudinal expansion and contraction and so prevent damage by temperature changes or jolts./ˈslɪp ˌdʒɔɪnt/ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > drilling for oil or gas > [noun] > joint in pipe
slip joint1876
1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy 234 If the pipes are iron, one of them has to be broken; where this is unavoidable a slip joint is afterwards employed to protect it—that is to say, two half pipes..are placed one over and the other under the break; they are screwed together and the ends tightly packed.
1930 J. H. Walker & S. Crocker Piping Handbk. vii. 504 Slip joints are used very extensively in water and saturated-steam lines.
1972 L. M. Harris Introd. Deepwater Floating Drilling Operations ii. 6 Slip joints compensate for vertical motion in the lower section of the drill string.
slip-link n.
Brit. /ˈslɪplɪŋk/
, /ˈslɪplɪŋk/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌlɪŋk/
(see quots.)./ˈslɪpˌlɪŋk/Π
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2212/1 Slip~link, a connecting link which allows a certain freedom of motion.
slip-noose n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpnuːs/
, /ˈslɪpnuːs/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌnus/
a noose which tightens and slackens by means of a slip-knot./ˈslɪpˌnus/ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > lasso
lays1726
lash1748
rope1798
lasso1808
lariat1835
slip-noose1837
riata1846
honda1887
loop1907
1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville III. vi. 86 The California horsemen seldom ride out without the laso; that is to say, a long coil of cord, with a slip noose, with which they are expert, almost to a miracle.
1847 W. C. L. Martin Ox 166/1 It may be necessary to put a slip noose on each fore limb.
1897 G. C. Bateman Vivarium 225 A properly-contrived slip-noose.
slip ring n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp rɪŋ/
, /ˈslɪp rɪŋ/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌrɪŋ/
Electrical Engineering a ring of conducting material which is attached to and rotates with a shaft, so that electric current may be transferred to a stationary circuit through a fixed brush pressing against it; also attributive./ˈslɪp ˌrɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical engineering > dynamo > [noun] > contact
brush1883
contact brush1884
slip ring1896
collector ring1909
1896 S. P. Thompson Dynamo-electr. Machinery (ed. 4) iii. 35 There must..be sliding contacts to maintain the coils of the revolving field-magnet part in continuous metallic connexion with the auxiliary exciting circuit. In either case the appropriate device consists of a pair of slip rings, against each of which a brush presses.
1958 Times Rev. Industry Feb. 46/1 Automatic starting of slip-ring electric motors has always presented many problems.
1974 Physics Bull. May 204/2 Special emphasis is placed on the study of aluminium as a contact material in place of copper for sliprings and commutators.
slip road n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp rəʊd/
, /ˈslɪp rəʊd/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌroʊd/
a short (usually one-way) road giving access to or exit from a main highway, esp. a motorway; an approach road./ˈslɪp ˌroʊd/ΘΠ
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > for wheeled vehicles > for fast motor traffic > slip road
ramp1925
off-ramp1939
slip road1953
on-ramp1956
1953 Times 11 Feb. 3/3 A ‘slip-road’ a mile and a half long..would draw away from the narrow streets of High Barnet the great number of heavy lorries now passing through this congested centre.
1968 W. Garner Deep, Deep Freeze iii. 36 He took the slip road on to the Autobahn.
1979 A. Price Tomorrow's Ghost ii. 17 He waited to leave the slip~road for the motorway proper.
slip rope n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp rəʊp/
, /ˈslɪp rəʊp/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌroʊp/
(see quot.)./ˈslɪp ˌroʊp/Π
1750 T. R. Blanckley Naval Expositor 136 Slip Ropes for triseing up the Bites of the Cable to the Rails of the Head.
1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 287 Slip-rope, a rope bent to any thing in such a manner that it may be slipped when required.
1909 Man. Seamanship (Admiralty) II. iii. ix. 177 If there is much strain on the slip rope, it should be eased before letting it go.
1964 F. O'Rourke Mule for Marquesa xi. 177 He tied the lead lines to a slip rope, dropped the loop over a rock, wedged the honda.
slip scraper n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp ˌskreɪpə/
, /ˈslɪp ˌskreɪpə/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌskreɪpər/
U.S. a horse-drawn earth-moving device./ˈslɪp ˌskreɪpər/ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning streets > [noun] > device for
scraper1831
Hercules1890
slip scraper1934
road sweeper1937
1934 Sun (Baltimore) 9 Nov. 15/3 Ringle, while clearing loose dirt with the aid of a horse and slip scraper, lost his footing and fell.
1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 113 Throwing dirt..faster than a slip scraper could have done it.
slip-screw n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpskruː/
, /ˈslɪpskruː/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌskru/
/ˈslɪpˌskru/Π
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 117/1 A ‘slip-screw’, viz., one in which the threads do not bite, and the screw turns round in its receptacle.
slip-shackle n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpʃakl/
, /ˈslɪpʃakl/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌʃæk(ə)l/
(see quots.)./ˈslɪpˌʃæk(ə)l/Π
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 633 Slip-Shackle, a shackle with a lever-bolt, for letting go suddenly; yet, when ringed, is sufficient to secure the ship.
slip sheet n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp ʃiːt/
, /ˈslɪp ʃiːt/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌʃit/
Printing a sheet of paper interleaving newly printed sheets to prevent set-off or smudging./ˈslɪp ˌʃit/ΘΚΠ
society > communication > printing > paper > [noun] > paper inserted to prevent smudging
set-off sheet1822
set-off paper1839
slip sheet1917
1917 F. S. Henry Printing for School & Shop xiv. 237 Never use enameled paper for slipsheets, or the sheets will stick together.
1957 Jackson & Cleverdon Printing iii. 139/2 Clean unprinted newspaper..makes good slip sheets.
slip-sheet v.
Brit. /ˈslɪpʃiːt/
, /ˈslɪpʃiːt/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌʃit/
(transitive)/ˈslɪpˌʃit/ΘΚΠ
society > communication > printing > post-printing processes > [verb (transitive)] > insert sheet to prevent smudging
slip-sheet1967
1967 V. Strauss Printing Industry vii. 516/2 In two-sided printing..it may be necessary to ‘slip-sheet’ the job. (Slip-sheeting means that a sheet of waste paper is inserted after each printed sheet. When the ink is dry the slip sheets are removed.)
slip-sheeting n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpˌʃiːtɪŋ/
, /ˈslɪpˌʃiːtɪŋ/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌʃidɪŋ/
/ˈslɪpˌʃidɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
society > communication > printing > post-printing processes > [noun] > inserting sheets to prevent smudging
slip-sheeting1924
1924 F. S. Henry Essent. Printing x. 149 While an expert feeder can sometimes do his own slipsheeting, it is customary to have an assistant place the slipsheets as the printed sheets are stacked on the feedboard.
1949 D. Melcher & N. Larrick Printing & Promotion Handbk. 279/2 This slip sheeting assures a clean job of mimeographing where it is necessary to print on non-absorbent paper.
slip-shelled adj.
Brit. /ˈslɪpʃɛld/
, /ˈslɪpʃɛld/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌʃɛld/
? having the outer covering removed./ˈslɪpˌʃɛld/Π
1826 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 1352 Walnuts slip-shelled are heaped in a basket.
Π
1641 J. Milton Animadversions 22 A pretty slip-skin conveyance to sift Masse into no Masse and Popish into not Popish.
slip sole n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp səʊl/
, /ˈslɪp səʊl/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌsoʊl/
, /ˈslɪp ˌsoʊl/Scottish English /ˈslɪp sol/
Scottish, (see quots.)./ˈslɪp sol/ΚΠ
1887 Dict. Archit. (Archit. Publ. Soc.) Slip Sole, the term in some parts of Scotland for a step.
slip spear n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp spɪə/
, /ˈslɪp spɪə/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌspɪ(ə)r/
(see quots.)./ˈslɪp ˌspɪ(ə)r/Π
1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 227 Slip Spear, a tool for extracting tubing from a borehole.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] > illegitimate
cheves-bornOE
misbegetc1325
bastc1330
misbegettenc1330
bastard1376
unlawfula1425
naturalc1425
illegitime1502
base1529
base-begot1534
illegitimate1536
misbegotten1554
bastarded1579
misborn1583
nameless1594
spurious1598
unfathered1600
misgotten1623
misbegot1626
baseborn1645
slip-sprung1665
born in (or under or out of) wedlock1675
side wind1738
love-begotten1761
born on the wrong side of the blanket1771
anonymous1869
sinistral1897
1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 21 Altogether forgetful..that they preferred before him a Bastard, slip-sprung from an unlawful coition.
slip-stitch n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpstɪtʃ/
, /ˈslɪpstɪtʃ/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌstɪtʃ/
(see quots. 1882, 1964); hence slip-stitch vb., slip-stitcher./ˈslɪpˌstɪtʃ/ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > stitch > other
chain-stitch1598
French knot1623
picot1623
petty-point1632
tent-stitch1639
brede-stitch1640
herringbone stitch1659
satin stitch1664
feather-stitch1835
Gobelin stitch1838
crowfoot1839
seedingc1840
German stitch1842
petit point1842
long stitch1849
looped stitch1851
hem-stitch1853
loop-stitch1853
faggot stitch1854
spider-wheel1868
dot stitch1869
picot stitch1869
slip-stitch1872
coral-stitch1873
stem stitch1873
rope stitch1875
Vienna cross stitch1876
witch stitch1876
pin stitch1878
seed stitch1879
cushion-stitch1880
Japanese stitch1880
darning-stitch1881
Kensington stitch1881
knot-stitch1881
bullion knot1882
cable pattern1882
Italian stitch1882
lattice-stitch1882
queen stitch1882
rice stitch1882
shadow-stitch1882
ship-ladder1882
spider-stitch1882
stem1882
Vandyke stitch1882
warp-stitch1882
wheel-stitch1882
basket-stitch1883
outline stitch1885
pointing1888
bullion stitchc1890
cable-stitchc1890
oriental stitchc1890
Turkish stitchc1890
Romanian stitch1894
shell-stitch1895
saddle stitch1899
magic stitch1900
plumage-stitch1900
saddle stitching1902
German knot stitch1903
trellis1912
padding stitch1913
straight stitch1918
Hungarian stitch1921
trellis stitch1921
lazy daisy1923
diamond stitchc1926
darning1930
faggot filling stitch1934
fly stitch1934
magic chain stitch1934
glove stitch1964
pad stitch1964
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > with invisible stitch
slip-stitch1872
catch-stitch1879
blind stitcha1884
stoat1901
1872 Young Englishwoman Oct. 558/1 Work 2 slip-stitches on the first 2 chain.
1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 125/1 Slip Stitch, a stitch much used in Raised Crochet, both in joining together detached sprays, and in passing from one part of a pattern to another at the back of the work.
1896 Daily Chron. 7 Aug. 10/7 Ties.—Good slipstitchers for derbys, outdoors.
1897 Westm. Gaz. 4 Feb. 3/3 The silk should be turned over on the right side and slip-stitched.
1932 D. C. Minter Mod. Needlecraft 92/2 Single Crochet (or Slip-stitch)..is used for making a very narrow row.
1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 58/1 Tack, and slip-stitch by hand.
1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour ii. 32/1 Slip-stitch, tiny hand-stitches taken through and under a fold of fabric where the stitching must be invisible.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and feet > [noun] > stocking > types of > short stocking or sock
vamp?c1225
sock1327
vampethc1424
vampeyc1425
short-hose1530
slip-stocking1673
almond1932
1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 242 Plung'd themselves into perplexities, or into Parson slip-stockins extravagancies.
1674 S. Butler Geneva Ballad (single sheet) Slip-stocking Similitudes.
1698 J. Collier Short View Immorality Eng. Stage ii. 60 This lady's fancy is just slip-stocking-high, and she seems to want sense more than her breakfast.
slip-stopper n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpstɒpə/
, /ˈslɪpstɒpə/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌstɑpər/
(see quots.)./ˈslɪpˌstɑpər/ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > bolt > types of
round bolt1582
ringbolt1599
pikebolt1622
rag bolt1625
set-bolt1627
clinch-bolta1642
eyebolt1649
clinch1659
screw-bolt1690
king bolt1740
wrain-bolt1750
wraining-bolt1769
toggle-bolt1794
strap-bolt1795
wring-bolt1815
through-bolt1821
truss-bolt1825
slip-stopper1831
stud bolt1838
anchor bolt1839
king rod1843
joint bolt1844
spade-bolt1850
shackle-bolt1852
roof bolt1853
set-stud1855
coach bolt1869
truss-rod1873
fox-bolt1874
garnish-bolt1874
fang-bolt1876
stud1878
U bolta1884
rock bolt1887
hook bolt1899
tower bolt1911
explosive bolt1948
1831 Ann. Reg. LXXIII. 445 The apparatus [for releasing the life-buoy] is kept in place by what is called a slip-stopper, a sort of catch-bolt, which can be unlocked at pleasure, by merely pulling a trigger.
c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 54 The slip stopper..is used for stoppering the cable,..to prevent the cables running out of the hawse-hole.
slip thong n. /ˈslɪp ˌθɑŋ/ a thong which operates by means of a slip-knot.
Brit. /ˈslɪp θɒŋ/
, /ˈslɪp θɒŋ/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌθɔŋ/
, /ˈslɪp ˌθɔŋ//ˈslɪp ˌθɑŋ/ΘΠ
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > tie > thong, lace, or cord > operating by a slip-knot
slip thong1799
1799 Monthly Rev. 30 367 All carry lances, which, when on horseback, by means of a slip thong, they sling to a rest in the stirrup.
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] > squanderer or prodigal
waster1352
spender1393
fool-large?c1425
neve1440
stroyc1440
strawer1460
scapethrifta1500
prodigal son (also daughter, child)1508
nephew1532
scatterer1535
stroy-good1540
prodigal1547
spend-all1553
dingthrift1566
stroy-all1573
scattergood1577
slip-thrift1579
waste-good1585
slide-thrifta1591
spendthrift1601
unthrifta1602
prodiga1605
spend-good1605
wastethrift1608
prodigal1609
lavisher1611
squanderer1611
decoctor1615
profuser1616
extravagant1745
dissipater1799
wastrel1887
squander-bug1943
society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > [noun] > spendthrift
spender1393
fool-large?c1425
neve1440
scapethrifta1500
nephew1532
bankrupt1533
scatterer1535
spend-all1553
dingthrift1566
gillian spend-all1573
scattergood1577
slip-thrift1579
waste-good1585
slide-thrifta1591
spendthrift1601
spend-good1605
wastethrift1608
extravagant1745
dissipater1799
society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > shovelboard, etc. > [noun]
shove-groat1488
slip-groat1521
shove-board1522
shovel-board1532
slide-thrift1541
slide-groat1552
slip-thrift1579
shovel-board play1691
shovel-groat1825
shove-halfpenny1841
push-halfpenny1844
push-penny1856
shovel-penny1887
1579 R. Rice Inuect. Vices B ij b What to dooe there? To Bowle, or to plaie at Dise, or Cardes, Penipricke, or slipthrift?
1621 T. Granger Familiar Expos. Eccles. 273 Thus it is in the house of prodigals, drinking slipthrifts, and Belials.
slip winder n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp ˌwʌɪndə/
, /ˈslɪp ˌwʌɪndə/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌwaɪndər/
(see quot. 1921); also slip winding./ˈslɪp ˌwaɪndər/ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > winding > winding on spool or bobbin > one who > specific
jacker-off1860
slip winder1921
1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §371 Slip winder; winds silk threads, for use in lace making, from hanks or cops on to spools or bobbins.
1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 778/2 Slip winding (Textiles), the process of transferring yarn from a hank to flanged bobbins in lace manufacture.
1976 Evening Post (Nottingham) 16 Dec. 17/5 (advt.) Wanted male or female experienced slip winder (cone to spool).
b. Applied generally to devices that may be slipped or slid aside, back, in, out, etc., or to things provided with these, as slip-bar (-gate), -board, -bottom, coffin, -coupling, -door, -feather, -feathering, gap, ladder, -lid, -panel, -ring, -shave. Also slip-rail n.
slip-bar n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpbɑː/
, /ˈslɪpbɑː/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌbɑr/
(also slip-bar-gate) /ˈslɪpˌbɑr/Π
1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. I. 143 The slip-bar-gate is a form of gate often used.
slip-board n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpbɔːd/
, /ˈslɪpbɔːd/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌbɔrd/
/ˈslɪpˌbɔrd/Π
1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. viii. 145 I..ventured to draw back the Slip-board on the Roof.
slip-bottom n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpbɒtəm/
, /ˈslɪpbɒtəm/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌbɑdəm/
/ˈslɪpˌbɑdəm/Π
1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters (1858) 285 In square wicker~work panniers with slip-bottoms.
slip coffin n. /ˈslɪp ˌkɑf(ə)n/
Brit. /ˈslɪp ˌkɒfɪn/
, /ˈslɪp ˌkɒfɪn/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌkɔf(ə)n/
, /ˈslɪp ˌkɔf(ə)n//ˈslɪp ˌkɑf(ə)n/Π
1900 J. J. Vernon Parish of Hawick 1711–1725 167 Interring tramps..by means of ‘a slip coffin’, i.e., a coffin which upon being lowered..by ropes attached to it, could be recovered, the body being left in the grave.
slip-coupling n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpˌkʌplɪŋ/
, /ˈslɪpˌkʌplɪŋ/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌkəplɪŋ/
/ˈslɪpˌkəplɪŋ/Π
1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 927 The spindle may be attached to another shaft..by means of a slip-coupling.
slip-door n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpdɔː/
, /ˈslɪpdɔː/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌdɔr/
/ˈslɪpˌdɔr/Π
1764 R. Lloyd Actor in Poet. Wks. (1774) I. 19 But in stage customs what offends me most Is the slip~door, and slowly-rising ghost.
slip-feather n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpfɛðə/
, /ˈslɪpfɛðə/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌfɛðər/
/ˈslɪpˌfɛðər/Π
1881 Mechanic §444. 194 The slip feather that is to be pressed into the grooves to hold the boards.
slip-feathering n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpˌfɛð(ə)rɪŋ/
, /ˈslɪpˌfɛð(ə)rɪŋ/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌfɛð(ə)rɪŋ/
/ˈslɪpˌfɛð(ə)rɪŋ/Π
1881 Mechanic §444. 193 The modes..adopted for this juncture of pieces of wood are..known respectively as rebating,..grooving and slip feathering [etc.].
slip gap n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp ɡap/
, /ˈslɪp ɡap/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌɡæp/
/ˈslɪp ˌɡæp/Π
1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) at Gap A Slip gap is a place provided in a fence, where the bars may be slipped aside and let down.
slip ladder n.
Brit. /ˈslɪp ˌladə/
, /ˈslɪp ˌladə/U.S. /ˈslɪp ˌlædər/
/ˈslɪp ˌlædər/Π
1795 Holcroft in C. K. Paul William Godwin (1876) I. 149 I fell from a slip ladder, and broke it fairly in two.
slip-lid n.
Brit. /ˈslɪplɪd/
, /ˈslɪplɪd/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌlɪd/
/ˈslɪpˌlɪd/Π
1938 Shelf Appeal July 26/2 The slip-lid tin was evolved rather over fifty years ago.
1979 Gloss. Packaging Terms (B.S.I.) ii. 8 Slip lid, a lid that fits over the mouth of the container body.
slip-panel n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpˌpanl/
, /ˈslɪpˌpanl/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌpæn(ə)l/
/ˈslɪpˌpæn(ə)l/Π
1864 E. A. Murray Ella Norman I. 161 Jock..rode on, until he came to some slip panels; these he let down.
1881 A. C. Grant Bush-life in Queensland II. xxviii. 107 His step, as he bowled up to the slip-panel, was brisk and energetic.
slip-ring n.
Brit. /ˈslɪprɪŋ/
, /ˈslɪprɪŋ/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌrɪŋ/
/ˈslɪpˌrɪŋ/Π
1742 A. Monro in Med. Ess. Edinb. V. 455 A Spring which keeps the Handles [of a needle-holder] asunder..till the Slip~ring or Slider is thrust towards the End of the Handles.
slip-shave n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpʃeɪv/
, /ˈslɪpʃeɪv/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌʃeɪv/
/ˈslɪpˌʃeɪv/Π
a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 823/2 Slip Shave, a point or shave made to slip over the nose of the mold-board.
c. In the sense ‘detached, or intended to be detached, from a railway train while running’, as slip-carriage, slip-coach, slip-compartment, slip-portion. Hence slip-guard, the guard of such a carriage, etc. Also in connection with other vehicles and craft, as slip-tank n., a fuel tank that may be jettisoned from an aircraft when empty.
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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > coach intended to be detached
slip-coach1869
society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > fuel tank
slip-tank1869
belly tank1940
1869 Echo 23 Aug. A ‘slip’ carriage placed in the rear of the train, which is dropped at Hatfield.
1884 G.W.R. Time Tables July 33 Slip Coach detached at Bridgewater.
1898 Daily News 11 Oct. 8/1 Entering the slip compartment, one finds little to differentiate it from a small guard's van.
1898 Daily News 11 Oct. 8/1 Where the detached slip-portion has collided with the train it has just left.
1920 Flight 12 957/1 Seventeen tanks may be readily slipped overboard to act as ballast. These slip-tanks have no bottom connections, and petrol is drawn from them by means of a semi-rotary pump.
1932 G. Greene Stamboul Train i. i. 8 The party..belonged to the slip-coach for Athens.
1978 Lancs. Life Apr. 52/2 The L & Y..brought in slip coaches, notably at Rochdale where two trains from Bradford to Manchester unhitched the back two coaches without stopping.
2. In combination with adverbs.
slip-along adj. /ˈslɪpəˌlɑŋ/ slip-shod.
Brit. /ˈslɪpəlɒŋ/
, /ˈslɪpəlɒŋ/U.S. /ˈslɪpəˌlɔŋ/
, /ˈslɪpəˌlɔŋ//ˈslɪpəˌlɑŋ/ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > slovenly
largea1400
scribbled1550
slipshod1814
spewy1829
dashy1844
slip-along1849
dauby1878
sloppy1881
slipshoddy1882
1849 Maitland Reformation Eng. xx. 559 It would be less worth while to read Fox's slip-along stories.
slip-down n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpdaʊn/
, /ˈslɪpdaʊn/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌdaʊn/
dialect (see quot. 1828)./ˈslɪpˌdaʊn/ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > [noun] > milk > sour milk
whig1528
sourkitc1550
serate1600
tyre1613
oxygal1707
mast1819
slip-down1828
amasi1833
maas1882
1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Slip-down, old milk, a little curdled, which readily slips down the throat.
slip-in adj.
Brit. /ˈslɪpɪn/
, /ˈslɪpɪn/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌɪn/
admitting of a person or thing slipping in, or being slipped in, easily or readily./ˈslɪpˌɪn/ΘΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adjective] > admitting of being slipped into
slip-in1859
1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight xxii. 252 He knows all the slip-in and slip-out public-houses in London.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 1 Dec. 18/2 Both slip-in and paste-on mounts, upon which the photographs can be mounted with the minimum of trouble.
slip-on n. /ˈslɪpˌɑn/ something that may be slipped or put on readily, esp. (formerly) a great-coat or overall, (U.S.) a glove, and now usually a shoe; also attributive or as adj.
Brit. /ˈslɪpɒn/
, /ˈslɪpɒn/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌɔn/
, /ˈslɪpˌɔn//ˈslɪpˌɑn/ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > that is put on or fastens in specific way
slip-on1815
button-up1836
pullover1908
pull-on1919
step-in1922
popover1942
pull-up1989
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > slip on shoe
step-in1922
slip-on1938
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for hands > [noun] > glove > types of > other
left1657
beaver1816
manakin1824
nipper1840
right1884
mousquetaire1889
slip-on1949
1815 C. I. Johnstone Clan Albin I. xiii. 178 Hugh flung his slip-on around him.
1904 Ladies Field 14 May 426/1 The ‘Slip-on’ coat for all weathers.
1920 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring–Summer 395/3 Running Board Mat. Fastened with patent slip-on fasteners.
1923 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring–Summer 214/3 One of the smartest of the new models [of coat]..a double-breasted ‘slip-on’, with yoke.
1938 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Fall–Winter 324/3 Adorable Slip-on ‘Scuffs’. No trouble at all to slip in or out of these cunning, snug ‘scuffs’.
1949 Sun (Baltimore) 8 Sept. 5/1 (advt.) Wear Right gloves... Shorties and slipons all hand-sewn.
1956 People 13 May 3/7 (advt.) Slip-on Casual. Brown Willow uppers, leather sole.
1959 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 Dec. 17/4 ‘Slim slip-ons’, or dressy shoes without laces, will be promoted for men.
1965 N.Y. Times 9 Dec. 5 (advt.) Hand-in-Glove with fashion:..Elbow-deep slipons.
1972 J. Ball Five Pieces Jade xiv. 178 Tibbs..noted the slip-on shoes which..could be shed within a second or two.
1978 L. Charteris Saint in Trouble (1979) i. iii. 33 His eyes..started with the suede slip-ons, journeyed up..the light grey suit.
1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 33/2 These are smart tough slip-ons, in black or dark blue patent or leather, with a chunky heel and gilt snaffle or chain across the top.
slip-out adj.
Brit. /ˈslɪpaʊt/
, /ˈslɪpaʊt/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌaʊt/
that one may slip out of in a convenient manner./ˈslɪpˌaʊt/ΘΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [adjective] > that one may slip out of (of a place)
slip-out1859
1859Slip-out [see slip-in adj.].
slip-over adj.
Brit. /ˈslɪpəʊvə/
, /ˈslɪpəʊvə/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌoʊvər/
of a garment: made without an opening at the front, and to be slipped on over the head; hence as n. (usually one word), a sweater or pullover, usually with a V-neck and no sleeves./ˈslɪpˌoʊvər/ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > put on in specific way
pullover1904
pull-on1913
slip-over1919
step-in1923
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jumper or jersey > types of > other
pointelle1892
turtle-neck1897
slip-over1919
polo jersey1925
polo jumper1925
polo sweater1925
Sloppy Joe1942
polo neck1959
thick-knit1961
sweater-shirt1964
skinny-rib1965
skivvy1967
mock1989
1919–20 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Fall–Winter 153/3 Slip-over Nightgown.
1923 Daily Mail 17 Feb. 4 Nainsook nightdress, slip-over Magyar shape.
1923 Daily Mail 6 Mar. 1 (advt.) Elastic bust bodice of special value, slip-over shape.
1936 Times 10 Jan. 7/4 Bargains for men include poplin shirts at 9s. 6d. and all wool slip-overs at 10s.
1941 Picture Post 3 May 32/1 Pullovers, Slipovers, and Beach Shirts for men and boys.
1945 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 9 Jan. 16 (advt.) All-wool slipover sweater.
1962 Punch 26 Sept. p. xvii Burberrys have..reversible alpaca slip-overs.
1981 Times 6 Jan. 12/7 According to numerous shop window displays observed during the current sales, the garment I have always called a pullover is now known as a slipover.
slip-up n.
Brit. /ˈslɪpʌp/
, /ˈslɪpʌp/U.S. /ˈslɪpˌəp/
the act of slipping up (see slip v.1 8d), a failure, mistake, blunder./ˈslɪpˌəp/ΘΠ
the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > failure or going wrong > instance of
miscarriage1590
nonsense1646
slip-up1909
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > [noun]
misnimming?c1225
errora1340
defaulta1387
balkc1430
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1909 N.Y. Evening Post (semi-weekly ed.) 30 Sept. 1 Should there be any slip-up in the present plans.
1924 I. Jamieson Ginger-beer Standard iv That was rather a slip-up on Anglican Octavia's part.
1929 A. C. Edington & C. Edington Studio Murder Myst. xvii. 228 My only worry is that if we start this thing, you know, we can't afford to have a slip up.
1929 Star 21 Aug. 12/1 Notts obviously hold a favourite's chance, but a slip-up may let in one of the other sides.
1948 ‘G. Orwell’ Let. 21 Dec. in Coll. Ess. (1968) IV. 459 I suppose there may be some slip-up, but if not my address..will be The Cotswold Sanatorium.
1978 H. Jobson To die a Little ii. 26 I..had a slight feeling of apprehension... Had there been some legal slip-up?
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