slab
slab1 definition
slab (slab)
noun
- a piece that is flat, broad, and fairly thick a slab of concrete, a slab of bread
- any of the rough, outer pieces removed from a log in sawing it into lumber
Etymology: ME sclabbe
slab2 definition
slab (slab)
adjective
Archaic thick and heavy; viscid slab porridge
Etymology: < Scand, as in Swed dial. slabb, muddy water: for IE base see slaver
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