slipstick

[ slip-stik ]
/ ˈslɪpˌstɪk /

noun Informal.

slide rule.

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Origin of slipstick

First recorded in 1930–35; slip1 + stick1

Words nearby slipstick

slippy, slipsheet, slipshod, slipslop, slipsole, slipstick, slipstream, slipstreaming, slipt, slipware, slipway
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Example sentences from the Web for slipstick

  • But somebody produced a slipstick and began to juggle it expertly.

    Sand Doom|William Fitzgerald Jenkins