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slove | sloven |

As a verb slove

is simple past of slive.

As a noun sloven is

a man or boy habitually negligent of neatness and order; – the male equivalent of slattern, or slut; untidy, dirty.

slove

English

Verb

(head)
  • (slive)

    • slive

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sliven, from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • (transitive, obsolete, or, dialectal) To cut; split; separate.
  • (transitive, obsolete, or, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal) A slice or sliver; , chip.

    • Related terms

    *(l)

    Etymology 2

    Perhaps related to (l).

    Verb

  • (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep.
    • Related terms
    *(l)

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    sloven

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A man or boy habitually negligent of neatness and order; – the male equivalent of slattern, or slut; untidy, dirty.
  • low, base, lewd
  • (obsolete) immoral woman

    • Derived terms

    * slovenliness * slovenly * slovenness

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