Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SLOAT, v., n. Also slot. [slot]
I. v. To swallow in quantities, swill, “soak up”. Also with ower.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 27, 69:
Nane o' that vile spoutroch, sae meikle sloated owre now-a-days. . . . The whisky just in noggin-fu's, Ye, 'thout a howst, cud slot, man.
II. n. A greedy or voracious person, “one who swallows everything that comes in his way” (Rxb. 1825 Jam., ‡1923 Watson W.-B.), a “soak”.
[Orig. doubtful. Phs. an altered form of Slock, but cf. Slotch.]
