Slock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /slɒk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Slock is a noun meaning (Scotland, Northern England) A draught; a gulp.
Meaning
(Scotland, Northern England) A draught; a gulp.
More Meanings
- (Scotland, Northern England) To swallow, gulp.
- (transitive, West Country, slang, obsolete) To poach (a servant) from another household.
- (Cornwall, transitive) To entice.
- (US prison slang) An improvised weapon consisting of a padlock placed in a sock, common in prison environments.
- (US prison slang) To strike with a slock.
- (intransitive, transitive) To hunt (wild game) with preindustrial tools such as spears, blowguns, slingshots, arrows, crossbows, or others.
Example Sentences
A slock of wine.
Nothing like a slock of cake on a chilly evening, is there?
A boy who is tempted to play truant by another, will say that he has been "slocked" into his misbehaviour.
We were slocked there ourselves, an' we should ha' ben kidnapp'd too, ef it hadn ben for that young wumman.
Word Forms
- slocks
- slocking
- slocked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slash, slutch, lock, kedlock, strunt, slake.
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