sleeker

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English

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Etymology

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sleek +‎ -er

Adjective

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sleeker

  1. comparative form of sleek: more sleek

Noun

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sleeker (plural sleekers)

  1. An instrument for sleeking or making smooth.
    • 1852, Frederick Overman, The Moulder's and Founder's Pocket Guide, page 120:
      The blackwashing is here to be the very last operation, and to be well performed, and when dry must be polished by a large sleeker fitting the circle of the cylinder.

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Scots

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Adjective

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sleeker

  1. comparative degree of sleek
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