slatch
[slach]
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noun Nautical.
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
Nearby words
- slashfest,
- slashing,
- slashingly,
- slat,
- slat back,
- slate,
- slate black,
- slate blue,
- slate-colored junco,
- slated for, be
Origin of slatch
First recorded in 1595–1605; obscurely akin to slack1
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Examples from the Web for slatch
Slatch, slach, n. the slack of a rope: an interval of fair weather: a short breeze.