From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Slider \Slid"er\, a.
See {Slidder}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Slider \Slid"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part
of an instrument or machine.
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2. (Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys rugosa}).
[Local, U. S. ]
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3. (Zool.) any of several North American freshwater turtles
of the genus {Chrysemis}; some, such as {Chrysemis
scripta} are sold commercially as pets. --[RHUD]
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4. (Baseball) a fast pitch that breaks slightly just in front
of the batter, in the same direction as a curve ball (i.
e., away from the side from which it was thrown).
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{Slider pump}, a form of rotary pump.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Terrapin \Ter"ra*pin\, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and
brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written
also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen}, and
{turapen}.]
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Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys scabra}) of the
Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin
({Pseudemys rugosa} or {Chrysemys rubriventris}),
native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also
{potter}, {slider}, and {redfender}), and the
diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin ({Malaclemmys
palustris}), are the most important American species.
The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole
of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
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{Alligator terrapin}, the snapping turtle.
{Mud terrapin}, any one of numerous species of American
tortoises of the genus {Cinosternon}.
{Painted terrapin}, the painted turtle. See under {Painted}.
{Speckled terrapin}, a small fresh-water American terrapin
({Chelopus guttatus}) having the carapace black with round
yellow spots; -- called also {spotted turtle}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
slider
n 1: a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
[syn: {skidder}, {slider}, {slipper}]
2: someone who races the luge [syn: {luger}, {slider}]
3: freshwater turtle of United States and South America;
frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets [syn:
{slider}, {yellow-bellied terrapin}, {Pseudemys scripta}]
4: a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which
it was thrown
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