Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete or dialectal form of
slink .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun physics, informal An English unit of mass equal to 12
slugs (386.088pounds -mass), that accelerates by 1 inch per second squared (1 in/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
Etymologies
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Blend of slug and inch
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Examples
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The decision is a huge blow for Button who could slinch the world drivers 'championship if he finishes five points ahead of Barrichello in Japan.
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