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  • noun A climbing hold that has a smooth surface and sloping shape, making it difficult to hold.

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Examples

  • Her husband, Todd, is a longtime employee of BP, but, as Palin points out, the "First Dude" is a blue-collar "sloper," a fieldworker on the North Slope, a cherished occupation in the state.

    Now This Is Woman’s Work 2007

  • Bandages on hands, feet, and, in some cases, heads, were the popular form of adornment, and the man who did not have some part of his anatomy decorated in this way was looked upon as a "sloper," or one who ran away from work.

    A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" Russell Doubleday 1910

  • Her husband, Todd, is a longtime employee of BP, but, as Palin points out, the "First Dude" is a blue-collar "sloper,"

    JammieWearingFool 2008

  • This is a guy who works with his hands as a "sloper" in the oil business and as a commercial fisherman.

    Sigmund, Carl and Alfred 2008

  • Her husband, Todd, is a longtime employee of BP, but, as Palin points out, the "First Dude" is a blue-collar "sloper,"

    Dave's Mormon Inquiry 2008

  • Her husband, Todd, is a longtime employee of BP, but, as Palin points out, the "First Dude" is a blue-collar "sloper," a fieldworker on the North Slope, a cherished occupation in the state.

    Israelated - English Israel blogs 2008

  • Her husband, Todd, is a longtime employee of BP, but, as Palin points out, the "First Dude" is a blue-collar "sloper,"

    Dr. Sanity 2008

  • This is a guy who works with his hands as a "sloper" in the oil business and as a commercial fisherman.

    Sigmund, Carl and Alfred 2008

  • Her husband, Todd, is a longtime employee of BP, but, as Palin points out, the "First Dude" is a blue-collar "sloper," a fieldworker on the North Slope, a cherished occupation in the state.

    Another Rovian Conspiracy 2008

  • I remember when she was just a bit of fiber, teaching sloper classes and wearing her hair down.

    First Class Mail FUZZARELLY 2009

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