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slaker

American  
[sley-ker] / ˈsleɪ kər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that slakes.


Etymology

Origin of slaker

First recorded in 1505–15; slake + -er 1

Example Sentences

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And the slaker was adapted from pulp mills.

From Economist

Finally, the calcium oxide is piped to a “slaker”, where it is dissolved in water to form calcium hydroxide, which is reused in the second step.

From Economist

Then the Supreme Court cryptically cited an obscure, 27-year-old Nebraska civil case, Slaker v.

From Time Magazine Archive

Actually, the only relationship between Slaker v.

From Time Magazine Archive