chiefly Scottish & Irish
■ verb
1》 dribble at the mouth; slaver.
2》 splatter or splash.
3》 chatter trivially.
■ noun a dribble of saliva.
Origin
C16: related to dialect slab 'muddy place, puddle'.
chiefly Scottish & Irish
■ verb
1》 dribble at the mouth; slaver.
2》 splatter or splash.
3》 chatter trivially.
■ noun a dribble of saliva.
Origin
C16: related to dialect slab 'muddy place, puddle'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004