"slickstone" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈslɪkˌstəʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈslɪkˌstoʊn/ [General-American] Forms: slickstones [plural]
Etymology: A variant of sleekstone; equivalent to slick + stone. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sleekstone}} sleekstone, {{af|en|slick|stone}} slick + stone Head templates: {{en-noun}} slickstone (plural slickstones)
  1. Synonym of sleekstone Synonyms: sleekstone [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-slickstone-en-noun-uyzbjQQY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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