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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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A-SLYPE, adv. Aslant. See Slipe, v.2Slk. 1825 Jam.2:
Slype, a-slype. When a sheep, or any other object, is marked by a line being drawn across it, the operator is said to come a-slype over it. Asled is given as synon.
