What does "slattern" mean?
Slattern: A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is not neat and nice.
Additional senses
- 2.Resembling a slattern; sluttish; slatterny. "The slattern air." Gay.
- 3.To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste; -- with away. [R.] Chesterfield.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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