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Slickens vs Slockens - What's the difference?

slickens | slockens |

As verbs the difference between slickens and slockens

is that slickens is third-person singular of slicken while slockens is third-person singular of slocken.

As a noun slickens

is the pulverised matter from a quartz mill.

slickens

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (slicken)

    • Etymology 2

    Compare .

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US, dialect) The pulverised matter from a quartz mill.
  • (US, dialect, mining) The lighter soil of hydraulic mines.
    • (Webster 1913)

    slockens

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (slocken)

    • slocken

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dialectal) To put out, extinguish (a fire).
  • (dialectal) To quench; to allay; to slake.

    • Synonyms

    * (quench) slock