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Webster 1913 Edition

Slickens

Slick′ens

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Noun.

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Noun.

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(Mining)

The pulverized matter from a quartz mill, or the lighter soil of hydraulic mines.

[Local, U. S.]

Definition 2024

slickens

slickens

English

Verb

slickens

third-person singular simple present indicative form of slicken

Etymology 2

Compare slick ‎(noun).

Noun

slickens ‎(uncountable)

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