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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1933
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¶SLOB, n. A dull splashing sound, the patter of rain.Kcd. 1933 Scots Mag. (Feb.) 336:
She would stand of a winter night and listen to the suck and slob of the rain on the clay.
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