Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SLIP, n.¹

1. A sliding; act of slipping.
2. An unintentional error or fault. – Dryden.
3. A twig separated from the main stock; as, the slip of a vine.
4. A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being so made as to slip or become loose by relaxation of the hand. – Shak.
5. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
6. A long narrow piece; as, a slip of paper. – Addison.
7. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. [Not in use.] – Shak.
8. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge-tools. [Local.] Petty.
9. A particular quantity of yarn. [Local.] – Barret.
10. An opening between wharves or in a dock. [N. York.]
11. A place having a gradual descent on the bank of a river or harbor, convenient for shipbuilding. – Mar. Dict.
12. A long seat or narrow pew in churches. [United States.]