wool removed from the pelt of a slaughtered sheep by immersion in a chemical bath
b.
(as modifier)
slipe wool
Word origin
from English dialect
slipe in American English
(slaip) (verbsliped, sliping)
Scot
noun
1.
a sledge, drag, or sleigh
transitive verb
2.
to peel or strip the outer coating from, esp. to peel bark from (a tree or twig)
3.
to slice
Word origin
[1425–75; late ME slypen ‹ ?]This word is first recorded in the period 1425–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: deck, expression, flange, recognition, scratch