Meaning

(Scotland, Northern England) A draught; a gulp..

Definitions by Sense

1. (Scotland, Northern England) A draught; a gulp.
2. (Scotland, Northern England) To swallow, gulp.
3. (transitive, West Country, slang, obsolete) To poach (a servant) from another household.
4. (Cornwall, transitive) To entice.
5. (US prison slang) An improvised weapon consisting of a padlock placed in a sock, common in prison environments.
6. (US prison slang) To strike with a slock.
7. (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

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Use slock when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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