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Slabbing

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slab 1  (slb)
n.
1. A broad, flat, thick piece, as of stone or cheese.
2. An outside piece cut from a log when squaring it for lumber.
3. Baseball The pitcher's rubber.
tr.v. slabbed, slab·bing, slabs
1. To make or shape into slabs or a slab.
2. To cover or pave with slabs.
3. To dress (a log) by cutting slabs.
[Middle English.]
slab 2  (slb)
adj. Archaic
Viscid.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish slab, mud.]
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