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slicker

sˈlɪkər
WordNet
  1. (n) slicker
    a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
  2. (n) slicker
    someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
  3. (n) slicker
    a person with good manners and stylish clothing
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Slicker
    A waterproof coat.
  2. Slicker
    (Founding) That which makes smooth or sleek.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) slicker
    etc. See sleeker, etc.
  2. (n) slicker
    Same as silver-fish, 6.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (ns) Slicker
    a tool for dressing the surface of leather
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Scand., Ice. slíkr, sleek; cf. Dut. slijk, Ger. schlick, grease.

Usage in the news

Tech stars plan City Slickers-style cattle drive . money.cnn.com

A city slicker 's guide to fly fishing in Colorado. foxnews.com

City slicker stumbles into great outdoors. stltoday.com

Loving life as a city slicker, college girl . dailybreeze.com

Recap for 'Doc Martin,' Episode Eighteen : 'City Slickers'. kcet.org

The cheesy Maverick and the stilted Even Cowgirls Get the Blues have already tumbled into town, while City Slickers: The Legend of Curly's Gold and Wyatt Earp a la Kevin Costner aren't far behind. houstonpress.com

City slickers looking for a bit of the old west can find it where they might not expect — eastern Oregon. motorhomemagazine.com

Sing Records reissues the Leopards' lost classic, Kansas City Slickers. pitch.com

Our buddy Greg over at Riot on the Plaza clued us in on this rerelease of the Leopards ' 1977 album, Kansas City Slickers, back in June. pitch.com

Blackwolf Run a bit brawnier, slicker for Women's Open. golfweek.com

Eco-friendly custom home to use Bejamin Obdyke Home Slicker . housingzone.com

Slicker , age 86 of Hobart passed away Saturday, October 11, 2008 at the Rensselaer Care Center. chestertontribune.com

He was born December 27, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio the son of the late William and Lela Slicker . chestertontribune.com

New 'Total Recall' slicker but soulless . naplesnews.com

New `Total Recall' slicker but soulless . ashingtontimes.com

Usage in literature

Let Susie go to Slicker's tavern! "Queer Stories for Boys and Girls" by Edward Eggleston

But she put on the slicker and started for the door. "Riders of the Silences" by John Frederick

Have you boys brought your slickers with, you? "The Pony Rider Boys in Texas" by Frank Gee Patchin

An' the young master be wishin' us to hev cleaner housen an' slicker, an' I be willin' to do't ef he wish, now! "Culm Rock" by Glance Gaylord

As the men dismounted the light from the windows glistened on wet slickers. "Prairie Flowers" by James B. Hendryx

The inside of her was slicker'n any parlor car you ever saw. "Shorty McCabe" by Sewell Ford

Water dripped from her old pony hat and ran in little rivulets from a long, yellow slicker. "Desert Conquest" by A. M. Chisholm

Here it was kept until taken to the "slickers" to be used. "The Story of Leather" by Sara Ware Bassett

Yo' tongue lots slicker dan mine. "The Book of Stories for the Storyteller" by Fanny E. Coe

You'd ought 'o have a slicker, no fancy 'raincoat,' but a real old-fashioned cow-puncher's oilskin. "The Forester's Daughter" by Hamlin Garland

Usage in poetry
I'll be the pride of the whole derned spread.
With a fust class Stetson on my head.
A bran new slicker tied on behind—
It's strange how yore clo'se improves your mind.
The old yaller slicker's the cowpuncher's friend—
His saddle is never without it—
It's rolled in a bundle and tied at each end,
But it's ready for service, don't doubt it.
When the sun bathes the hills in a dazzling flow
Across which the cloud shadows flicker,
Then the night-herd's asleep, where the round-up tents show,
With his head on his old yaller slicker.
Oh, it's wrinkled and torn, and it never looks new—
In the town it would stir up a snicker—
But the style can go hang—it's a friend tied and true,
is the cowpuncher's old yaller slicker.
But in days when the rain drives aslant o'er the range,
And the far hills the storm king is hiding,
Then the old yaller slicker gleams ghostlike and strange
Where the tireless cowboy is riding.