What is the part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail called?
slack — The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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