Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slock

/slɒk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slock
IPA: /slɒk/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A draught; a gulp.

verb

To swallow, gulp.

verb

To poach (a servant) from another household.

Obsolete; Slang; Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

noun

An improvised weapon consisting of a padlock placed in a sock, common in prison environments.

American usage; Slang

verb

To strike with a slock.

American usage; Slang

verb

To hunt (wild game) with preindustrial tools such as spears, blowguns, slingshots, arrows, crossbows, or others.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"A slock of wine."
"Nothing like a slock of cake on a chilly evening, is there?"
"We were slocked there ourselves, an' we should ha' ben kidnapp'd too, ef it hadn ben for that young wumman."
"A boy who is tempted to play truant by another, will say that he has been "slocked" into his misbehaviour."

Etymology

Cognate with German Schluck (“a draught; a gulp”), Dutch slok (“a draught; a gulp”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

slocks (plural) slocks (present, singular) slocking (participle, present) slocked (participle, past) slocked (past)

Phrases

slocking stone

Rhymes With

rock stock block round rock v block lock shock clock drop lock doc knock digital clock

Questions

How do you pronounce slock?: The recorded pronunciation is /slɒk/.
What does slock mean?: A draught; a gulp.
Where does slock come from?: Cognate with German Schluck (“a draught; a gulp”), Dutch slok (“a draught; a gulp”).

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