Hypertext Webster Gateway: "slattern"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slattern \Slat"tern\, n.
A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is
not neat and nice.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slattern \Slat"tern\, a.
Resembling a slattern; sluttish; slatterny. ``The slattern
air.'' --Gay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slattern \Slat"tern\, v. t.
To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste; -- with away.
[R.] --Chesterfield.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
slattern
n 1: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
[syn: {streetwalker}, {street girl}, {hooker}, {hustler},
{floozy}, {floozie}]
2: a dirty untidy woman [syn: {slut}, {slovenly woman}]
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