What does "slake" mean?
Slake: To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.
Additional senses
- 2.To go out; to become extinct. "His flame did slake." Sir T. Browne.
- 3.To abate; to become less decided. [R.] Shak.
- 4.To slacken; to become relaxed. "When the body's strongest sinews slake." [R.] Sir J. Davies.
- 5.To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes. Slake trough, a trough containing water in which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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