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Definition: Slake trough
Slake
\Slake\, v. i.
1. To go out; to become extinct.
“His flame did slake.”
--Sir T. Browne.
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2. To abate; to become less decided. [R.] --Shak.
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3. To slacken; to become relaxed.
“When the body's strongest
sinews slake.” [R.] --Sir J. Davies.
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4. To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical
combination takes place; as, the lime slakes.
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Slake trough, a trough containing water in which a
blacksmith cools a forging or tool.
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