Slab, n. That which is slimy or
viscous; moist earth; mud; also, a puddle. [Obs.]
Evelyn.
Slab (?), n. [OE. slabbe, of
uncertain origin; perhaps originally meaning, a smooth piece, and akin
to slape, Icel. sleipr slippery, and E. slip, v.
i.] 1. A thin piece of anything, especially of
marble or other stone, having plane surfaces. Gwilt.
2. An outside piece taken from a log or timber
in sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
3. (Zoöl.) The wryneck.
[Prov. Eng.]
4. (Naut.) The slack part of a
sail.
Slab line (Naut.), a line or small
rope by which seamen haul up the foot of the mainsail or
foresail. Totten.
Slab, a. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. slaib
mud, mire left on a river strand, and E. slop puddle.]
Thick; viscous. [Obs.]
Make the gruel thick and slab.
Shak.