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Quotation dates: 1912
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¶SLISK, v. To slobber, make a quick sucking or sipping motion or noise as when one has taken too hot liquid into the mouth.Dmf. 1912 J. Hyslop Echoes 70:
He had as usual made a gulp at his broth — it was called soup on the card — and blamed the spoon for the scalding of his mouth. Instead of just "slisking" in private as the others did, he loudly demanded, "Hey lassie, bring me a horn spune."
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