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Webster 1913 Edition

Slabber

Slab′ber

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Slabbered
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Slabbering
.]
[OE.
slaberen
; akin to LG. & D.
slabbern
, G.
schlabbern
, LG. & D.
slabben
, G.
schlabben
, Icel.
slafra
. Cf.
Slaver
,
Slobber
,
Slubber
.]
To let saliva or some liquid fall from the mouth carelessly, like a child or an idiot; to drivel; to drool.
[Written also
slaver
, and
slobber
.]

Slab′ber

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To wet and foul spittle, or as if with spittle.
He
slabbered
me over, from cheek to cheek, with his great tongue.
Arbuthnot.
2.
To spill liquid upon; to smear carelessly; to spill, as liquid foed or drink, in careless eating or drinking.
The milk pan and cream pot so
slabbered
and tost
That butter is wanting and cheese is half lost.
Tusser.

Slab′ber

,
Noun.
Spittle; saliva; slaver.

Slab′ber

,
Noun.
[See 1st
Slab
.]
(Mach.)
(a)
A saw for cutting slabs from logs.
(b)
A slabbing machine.

Webster 1828 Edition

Slabber

SLAB'BER

,
Verb.
I.
To let the saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; to drivel. It is also written slaver.

SLAB'BER

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To sup up hastily, as liquid food.
2.
To wet and foul by liquids suffered to fall carelessly from the mouth.
3.
To shed; to spill.

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