slance

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verb

To steal; to pinch.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

verbslance (third-person singular simple present slances, present participle slancing, simple past and past participle slanced)

present singular third person slances · participle present slancing · participle past slanced · past slanced

  1. UKdialectaltransitiveTo steal; to pinch.

    Then a knob of margarine had to be slanced out of the kitchen to grease the wheels and bearings.

    1988, Bill Naughton, Spit Nolan

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