slabs

Noun

slab (plural slabs)

1. A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
   • There were no windows in the inn. They were not required, since the interstices between the slabs suffered the wind, the rain, and the light of day to penetrate simultaneously.1859, John Lang, Botany Bay, or, True Tales of Early Australia, page 155
2. A paving stone; a flagstone.
3. (Australia) A carton containing 24 cans (chiefly of beer).
   • The Australians murder a few slabs of beer and the New Zealanders murder a few vowels.2001, Les Carlyon, Gallipoli, page 8
4. An outside piece taken from a log or timber when sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
5. The slack part of a sail.
6. A very large wave.
   • After being towed into a massive slab, Dorian dropped down the face and caught a rail, putting him in a near-impossible situation.2009, Bruce Boal, The Surfing Yearbook, SurfersVillage, page 31

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