Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device which slides or slips on two parts of a mechanism for their relative adjustment.
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Examples
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The slip-catch was that the United States was handling the search like a top-secret, national security matter.
The Season Of The Machete Patterson, James, 1947- 1977
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The slip-catch was that the United States was handling the search like a top-secret, national security matter.
The Season of the Machete Patterson, James, 1947- 1977
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He could have gone direct by the front door into the street, so leaving her to her odd self; but, instead, he drew back the slip-catch of the garden door and opened it, self-consciously humming a tune.
Clayhanger Arnold Bennett 1899
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