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slape

English

Etymology

Icelandic sleipr (slippery), akin to English slip.

Adjective

slape (comparative more slape, superlative most slape)

  1. (Britain, dialect) slippery; smooth
  2. (Britain, dialect) crafty; hypocritical

Derived terms

  • slape ale

Anagrams

  • ALSEP, ELSPA, Lapes, Leaps, Pales, Peals, e-pals, lapse, leaps, lepas, pales, peals, pleas, salep, sepal, spale

Afrikaans

Noun

slape

  1. plural of slaap

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

slape

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of slapen

Middle English

Noun

slape (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of slepe

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stape

English

Noun

stape (plural stapes)

  1. (dialect) A staple

References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

  • Pesta, aspet, paste, pates, peats, pâtés, sepat, septa, septa-, spate, speat, tapes, tepas

Middle English

Noun

stape

  1. Alternative form of steppe

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