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slag⋅gy

  [slag-ee]
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–adjective, -gi⋅er, -gi⋅est.
of, pertaining to, or like slag.
Origin:
1680–90; slag 1 + -y 1
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slag   (slāg)   
n.  

  1. The vitreous mass left as a residue by the smelting of metallic ore.

  2. See scoria.

tr. & intr.v.   slagged, slag·ging, slags
To change into or form slag.

[Low German slagge, from Middle Low German.]
slag'gy adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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