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Synonyms
slab1 (slăb)

[Middle English.]

noun 

  1. A broad, flat, thick piece, as of stone or cheese.
  2. An outside piece cut from a log when squaring it for lumber.
  3. Baseball The pitcher's rubber.

transitive verb: slabbed, slab·bing, slabs. 

  1. To make or shape into slabs or a slab.
  2. To cover or pave with slabs.
  3. To dress (a log) by cutting slabs.
slab2 (slăb)

[Probably of Scandinavian originDanish slab, mud.]

adjective 

Archaic
Viscid.