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单词 slacked
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slackedadj.

/slakt/
Etymology: < slack v.
1. Retarded; rendered slower.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > [adjective] > decreased in speed
slacked1628
retarded1656
slowed-down1890
slowed-up1893
1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lxxi. sig. V5 A graue Poem..wings the Soule vp higher, then the slacked Pace of Prose.
2. Of lime: Slaked.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > lime materials > [adjective] > slaked
sleakedc1450
sleckeda1533
slaked1611
slacked1700
1700 H. Maundrell Let. in Journey to Jerusalem (1703) sig. T4 The body instantly dissolv'd and fell into dust, like slack'd Lime.
1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming 367 Slack'd powdered Stone Lime must be by degrees sifted on.
1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. vii. 277 Slacked lime is merely a combination of lime, with about one-third of its weight of water.
1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 645/2 It falls to powder, like slacked quicklime.
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