Hypertext Webster Gateway: "slicker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slicker \Slick"er\, n.
That which makes smooth or sleek. Specifically:
(a) A kind of burnisher for leather.
(b) (Founding) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a
mold after the withdrawal of the pattern.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slicker \Slick"er\, n.
A waterproof coat. [Western U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
slicker
n 1: a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and
pigment to make it waterproof [syn: {oilskin}]
2: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
[syn: {deceiver}, {cheat}, {cheater}, {trickster}, {beguiler}]
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