Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who has shaken off restraint; a prodigal: sometimes used attributively. Also called slipthrift.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete One who has shaken off restraint; a prodigal.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete One who has shaken off restraint; a prodigal.

Etymologies

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slip +‎ string?

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Examples

  • But say, in case you are, well, you know, looking for a slipstring, what I came here for was to tell you I have

    The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984

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