slicke

n. [ Cf. Slick, n. ] (Mining) The pulverized matter from a quartz mill, or the lighter soil of hydraulic mines. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The smooth, striated, or partially polished surfaces of a fissure or seam, supposed to have been produced by the sliding of one surface on another. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A variety of galena found in Derbyshire, England. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which makes smooth or sleek. Specifically: (a) A kind of burnisher for leather. (b) (Founding) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mold after the withdrawal of the pattern. [ 1913 Webster ]