Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Dirty, slovenly, or slobbery work; a mess.
- n. A slobbery mass or mess.
- To bedaub.
- To slabber; eat slabberingly or in a slovenly manner.
- To move or work in a slovenly, dirty, or puddling manner: as, slaistering through a muddy road.
Examples
“Ay, and are you at the painting trade yet?" said Meg; "an unco slaister ye used to make with it lang syne.”
““an unco slaister ye used to make with it lang syne.””
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seanahan This seems like one of those words that is pronounced oddly, but I can' tfind anything on the googles. Apr 26, 2009
malky A slaister's a messy eater - usually it's used with kids. However, years ago, an old stonemason told me it's also the lime mortar they spread out over the edges of joints. I was never sure if he was having me on, but today's random surfing ended up on:
http://www.maintainyourchurch.org.uk/Toolkits/Toolkit1Glossary/tabid/54/Filter/S/Default.aspx
Seems he was right enough.
Apr 25, 2009
garyth123 I suppose this means something like slaver.
You also hear it used as a noun—slaisterer.
Cf drool. Feb 16, 2009