slicker
IPA: sɫˈɪkɝ
noun
- One who or that which slicks.
- (originally Canada, US) A waterproof coat or jacket.
- A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.)
- (slang) A swindler or conman.
- A symmetrical knife with a handle at each end, used for burnishing leather.
- (metalworking) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mould after the withdrawal of the pattern.
- A two-handled tool for finishing concrete or mortar; a darby.
- A brush for grooming a cat or other pet and removing loose fur.
verb
- To slither, as on a slick surface.
- To con or hoodwink.
- To use a slicker on.
- To smooth or slick.
- To spread mashed manure on fields as a form of fertilization.
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Examples of "slicker" in Sentences
- Always carry a rain slicker, both for rain, snow or just plain old wind.
- Many other items will fit intothe box, and I usually fill it up along with my rain slicker and foding shooting sticks.
- They also use what they call a slicker, being a dull edge of copper of about six or seven inches long set in a piece of wood, to serve as a handle.
- Damn, you guys are cynical ... oh yea, and Doc Hollywood was the first film where a city slicker is a fish out of water in a hick town ... maybe you ought to start watching films from a few years before the 1980's?
- Author: Kyle DeBruhl “Oh man†¦ †Jeremy sighed as he stared out the window. “The old man†™ s at it again. †He pulled himself out of the chair and lumbered to the front door, seizing an rain slicker from the coat rack as he went.
- Bosco = Skene island dedicated to forests and lumber as well as pig raising botaniste = horticulturalist; makes decisions about which species of plants or animals to resurrect from cold storage; annually elected position buono = upland burzaka = waterproof rain slicker
- COATS: burzaka (Turkish) = rain slicker kabat (Hungarian) = padded linen jacket, various styles, buttoned guibba (Italian) = waterproof brown leather (goat or sheep) jacket with fleece lining, worn only by lighters and sinners manteau = wool cloak uwagi = silk dress jacket