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slabbies

slabbies is the plural of slabby.

Meaning of slabby

Noun

slabby (plural slabbies)

  1. (New Zealand, informal) A worker who deals with timber in the form of slabs.
    • The employer shall supply the sawyer and tailer-out at breast bench, workers operating goose-saws, and slabbies with suitable leather aprons for use while so employed. When requested by the worker a suitable apron shall be supplied to timber stackers, lorry drivers, and machinists.1982, New Zealand. Arbitration Court, Awards, Agreements, Orders, and Decisions Made Under the Industrial Relations Act, the Apprentices Act, and Other Industrial Legislation for the Year ..., volume...

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Questions about slabbies

What is slabbies the plural of?
Slabbies is the plural of slabby.

Words near slabbies in the dictionary

  1. slabberers
  2. slabbering
  3. slabbers
  4. slabbery
  5. slabbier
  6. slabbies
  7. slabbiest
  8. slabbily
  9. slabbiness
  10. slabbing
  11. slabbing machine

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