slip
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nounDefinition of SLIP
: a mixture of finely divided clay and water used especially by potters (as for casting or decorating wares or in cementing separately formed parts)
Origin of SLIP
Middle English slyp slime, from Old English slypa slime, paste; akin to Old English slūpan to slip — more at sleeve
First Known Use: 1640
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