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slocken

transitive verb
slock·​en | \ ˈsläkən\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of slocken

chiefly Scottish
: quench, extinguish

History and Etymology for slocken

Middle English slockenen, slokenen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slokna to extinguish, exhaust, loka to let hang loosely; akin to Low German slokeren to hang loosely, Middle Low German slūren to drag, trail

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