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Webster 1913 Edition


Slape

Slape

,
Adj.
[Icel.
sleipr
slippery; akin to E.
slip
.]
Slippery; smooth; crafty; hypocritical.
[Prov. Eng.]
Slape ale
,
plain ale, as opposed to
medicated
or
mixed
ale.
[Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Slape

SLAPE

,
Adj.
Slippery; smooth.

Definition 2024


slape

slape

English

Adjective

slape (comparative more slape, superlative most slape)

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

Derived terms

  • slape ale


Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

slape

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of slapen