SLATHER


Meaning of SLATHER in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. (usu. in pl.) US colloq. a large amount.

2 (often open slather) Austral. & NZ sl. unrestricted scope for action.

--v.tr. US colloq.

1. spread thickly.

2 squander.

Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.