"slape" meaning in English

See slape in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more slape [comparative], most slape [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Icelandic sleipr (“slippery”); akin to English slip. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|is|sleipr||slippery|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Icelandic sleipr (“slippery”), {{bor+|en|is|sleipr||slippery}} Borrowed from Icelandic sleipr (“slippery”), {{m|en|slip}} slip Head templates: {{en-adj}} slape (comparative more slape, superlative most slape)
  1. (UK, dialect) slippery; smooth Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-slape-en-adj-pOFz4YYD Categories (other): British English
  2. (UK, dialect) crafty; hypocritical Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-slape-en-adj-OTYtU6H1 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: slape ale

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