Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- The fine dust or powdered rock from an ore stamp-mill or rock-crusher.
- The lighter earth carried away in the sluices of a hydraulic mining operation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mining), Local, U. S. The pulverized matter from a quartz mill, or the lighter soil of hydraulic mines.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
slicken . - noun US, dialect The
pulverised matter from aquartz mill . - noun US, dialect, mining The lighter
soil ofhydraulic mines .
Etymologies
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Examples
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This, roughly put, is the hydraulic method of mining which causes so much trouble between the agricultural and mining interests in California; for the finer detritus of this washing, called technically "slickens," fills up the rivers, causes them to overflow and deposit what is by no means a fertilising material on the pastures of the Golden State.
A Tramp's Notebook Morley Roberts 1899
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Research is being done to make ships slimy, just like so many whales and fish are – it keeps them free of barnacles and other marine debris, as well as slickens them in the water.
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Boyton found the slickens very trying to the eyes.
The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Paul Boyton 1881
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Further down Paul encountered beating head winds and suffered from the slickens.
The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Paul Boyton 1881
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The slickens spoken of by the strong minded female, is refuse from the mines filling the channel of the river and ruining navigation.
The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Paul Boyton 1881
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Before resuming the voyage that morning, Paul discovered, that back of the ranch, thousands of acres of splendid land was overflowed and rendered useless by the slickens falling into the
The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Paul Boyton 1881
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WEATHER ALERT FOR WESTERN MONTANA: Freezing fog slickens roads, cuts visibility
unknown title 2009
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WEATHER ALERT FOR WESTERN MONTANA: Freezing fog slickens roads, cuts visibility
unknown title 2009
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The man Pittsburghers have looked to for 10 years when snow slickens streets, potholes proliferate, bridges buckle or trash day comes is leaving city government to search for another job.
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Icy storm slickens Fox Valley roads, contributes to traffic death
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