Slock

//slɒk// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A draught; a gulp. Northern-England, Scotland

    "A slock of wine."

  2. 2
    An improvised weapon consisting of a padlock placed in a sock, common in prison environments. US, slang
Verb
  1. 1
    To swallow, gulp. Northern-England, Scotland
  2. 2
    To poach (a servant) from another household. West-Country, obsolete, slang, transitive
  3. 3
    To strike with a slock. US, slang
  4. 4
    To hunt (wild game) with preindustrial tools such as spears, blowguns, slingshots, arrows, crossbows, or others. intransitive, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms
slockenslocken

Example

More examples

"Nothing like a slock of cake on a chilly evening, is there?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Blend of sock + lock.

Etymology 3

Coined or popularized by Tim Wells, who is widely known among hunters for this style of hunting.

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slocking stone

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