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Slabber

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Slab´ber
v. i.1.To let saliva or some liquid fall from the mouth carelessly, like a child or an idiot; to drivel; to drool.
[imp. & p. p. Slabbered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Slabbering.]
v. t.1.To wet and foul spittle, or as if with spittle.
He slabbered me over, from cheek to cheek, with his great tongue.
- Arbuthnot.
2.To spill liquid upon; to smear carelessly; to spill, as liquid foed or drink, in careless eating or drinking.
The milk pan and cream pot so slabbered and tost
That butter is wanting and cheese is half lost.
- Tusser.
n.1.Spittle; saliva; slaver.
1.(Mach.) A saw for cutting slabs from logs.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.slabber - let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"
salivate - produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal"

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