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slipstick

slipstick noun: a slide rule.

Noun

slipstick (plural slipsticks)

  1. (informal) A slide rule.

Forms of slipstick

pluralslipsticks

Origin of slipstick

From slip + stick.

Questions about slipstick

What does slipstick mean?
Slipstick means a slide rule.
What part of speech is slipstick?
Slipstick is a noun.
What is the plural of slipstick?
The plural of slipstick is slipsticks.

Words near slipstick in the dictionary

  1. slipslopped
  2. slipslopping
  3. slipslops
  4. slipsole
  5. slipsoles
  6. slipstick
  7. slipsticks
  8. slipstitch
  9. slipstitches
  10. slipstream
  11. slipstreamed

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