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slab

1[slab] noun, verb, slabbed, slab⋅bing.
–noun
1. a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
2. a thick slice of anything: a slab of bread.
3. a semifinished piece of iron or steel so rolled that its breadth is at least twice its thickness.
4. a rough outside piece cut from a log, as when sawing one into boards.
5. Baseball Slang. rubber (def. 14).
6. Building Trades. a section of concrete pavement or a concrete floor placed directly on the ground or on a base of gravel.
–verb (used with object)
7. to make into a slab or slabs.
8. to cover or lay with slabs.
9. to cut the slabs or outside pieces from (a log).
10. to put on in slabs; cover thickly.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME sclabbe, slabbe < ?
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slab 1   (slāb)   
n.  
  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.

tr.v.   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.


[Middle English.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

slab 
c.1290, of unknown origin, possibly related to O.Fr. escalpe "thin fragment of wood," which seems to be a Gaulish loan word (cf. Bret. scolp, Welsh ysgolp "splinter, chip"). But OED rejects this on formal grounds. Meaning "rectangular block of pre-cast concrete used in building" is from 1927.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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