Etymology

sleekstone

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Today it means: A smooth stone used for polishing. Full definition →

Middle English slykeston
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromslykeston
  2. English todaysleekstone

From Middle English slykeston; equivalent to sleek + stone.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.