slicker
noun
- loose-fitting waterproof raincoat, often of oilskin or rubberized fabric and made in bright colors
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈslɪkɚ/ / /ˈslɪkə/
adj
Etymology: From the adjective slick.
- comparative form of slick: more slick
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English slick English -er English slicker From slick (“to smooth or make slick”) + -er.
- One who or that which slicks.
- A waterproof coat or jacket.
- A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.)
- A swindler or conman.
- A symmetrical knife with a handle at each end, used for burnishing leather.
- A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mould after the withdrawal of the pattern.
- A two-handled tool for finishing concrete or mortar; a darby.
- Synonym of slicker brush
“There are numerous grooming products on the market, particularly for longhaired cats – for example, rakes, slickers and detangle sprays, many of which claim to make grooming as simple and safe as possible.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English slick English -er English slicker From slick (“to smooth or make slick”) + -er.
- To slither, as on a slick surface.
“My good lady wife invited many and often her friends to a dish of cauliflower cooked as it ought to be and finely seasoned, and you ought to see how they slickered their tongues; it looked like appetite all over their faces.”
“I carefully watched his quick emotions as they slickered in his eyes before he hid them.”
- To con or hoodwink.
“I knew he had been slickered again.”
- To use a slicker on.
“...carbon bisulphide, chloride of sulphur and sulphur precipitating substances, the surplus rubber adhering to the hide being then slickered off and finished with a cloth dipped in a rubber solvent.”
“The bends are rinsed well and slickered on both the sides to remove excess of water.”
- To smooth or slick.
“Anyway, to make a long story short, here was this young kin of mine dressed in a white shirt and shoes and pale blue shorts standin' there with his hair slickered down, starin' at me.”
- To spread mashed manure on fields as a form of fertilization.