slipstick

[ slip-stik ]

noun

, Informal.

1. slide rule.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slipstick¹

First recorded in 1930–35; slip ¹ + stick ¹

Example Sentences

I learned how to work the sextant, the compass, the slipstick, the abacus.

From Literature

I don't know how your slipstick boys cracked our code and picked that message up," he said, "and I don't really care.

From Project Gutenberg

But eventually, even the Space Service gets around to putting two and two together on the slipstick.

From Project Gutenberg

But somebody produced a slipstick and began to juggle it expertly.

From Project Gutenberg

Want to tell our preoccupied slipstick and test-tube boys in the rim before we roll her, or just wait and see what happens?

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