slibowitz (wasv)

[Bohemian.] An ardent spirit, distilled in Bohemia from the fermented juice of plums. slice, *sclice, *sclise, *sclyce, s . [O. Fr. esclice =a sliver, a splinter, a broken piece of wood, from esclier, esclicer =to split, to slit, from O. H. German slizan =to slit (q. v.).] 1. A broad thin piece of any thing cut off. "Whether the Grecians took a slice Four times a day, or only twice." Lloyd: A Dialogue . IMG:content-1576.png:[blocks in formation] scolopacina.