slake
verb
- to make slack
- make less intense; satisfy
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /sleɪk/
noun
- A slack, a tidal wetland.
“The slakes are waste lands bordering on the seashore, which are covered with water when the tide comes in. The word is common in Northumberland, where the slakes between the Mainland and Holy Island, are much frequented by sportsmen[…]”
“A "slake" of similar character, but of much less extent, was, until recently, found within the estuary of the Tyne. This is […] "Jarrow Slake" [...] frequented by great numbers of aquatic birds.”
verb
Etymology: Probably connected with Icelandic sleikja, "to lick", and German schlecken (“to lick”).
- To besmear.