slyboots

A sly, cunning, or artful person. (Generally used playfully.) "The frog called the lazy one several times, but in vain; there was no such thing as stirring him, though the sly- boots heard well enough all the while." -Adventures of Abdalla, p. 32. 3728 sly-silurus, s. [SHEAT-FISH.] sly-ly, adv. [Eng. sly; -ly.] In a sly manner; cunningly, artfully, craftily, slyly. sly-ne , s. [Eng. sly; -ne .] The quality or state of being sly; artful, secrecy; craftine , cun ning. "With wonted wile and slyne ." Swift: Sheridan's Submi ion.