v. t. [ AS. sliderian. See Slide, v. t. ] To slide with interruption. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ AS. slidor. See Slide, v. t. ] Slippery. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To a drunk man the way is slidder. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part of an instrument or machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa). [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) any of several North American freshwater turtles of the genus Chrysemis; some, such as Chrysemis scripta are sold commercially as pets. [ RHUD ] [ PJC ]

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). [ PJC ]

Slider pump, a form of rotary pump. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Slidder. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]