From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Slabber \Slab"ber\, n.
Spittle; saliva; slaver.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Slabber \Slab"ber\, n. [See 1st {Slab}.] (Mach.)
(a) A saw for cutting slabs from logs.
(b) A slabbing machine.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Slabber \Slab"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slabbered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Slabbering}.] [OE. slaberen; akin to LG. & D.
slabbern, G. schlabbern, LG. & D. slabben, G. schlabben,
Icel. slafra. Cf. {Slaver}, {Slobber}, {Slubber}.]
To let saliva or some liquid fall from the mouth carelessly,
like a child or an idiot; to drivel; to drool. [Written also
{slaver}, and {slobber}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Slabber \Slab"ber\, v. t.
1. To wet and foul spittle, or as if with spittle.
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He slabbered me over, from cheek to cheek, with his
great tongue. --Arbuthnot.
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2. To spill liquid upon; to smear carelessly; to spill, as
liquid foed or drink, in careless eating or drinking.
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The milk pan and cream pot so slabbered and tost
That butter is wanting and cheese is half lost.
--Tusser.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
slabber
v 1: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn:
{drivel}, {drool}, {slabber}, {slaver}, {slobber},
{dribble}]
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