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slattern

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slat⋅tern

  [slat-ern]
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–noun
1. a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
2. a slut; harlot.
Origin:
1630–40; perh. akin to dial. slatter to splash, spill < ?
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slat·tern   (slāt'ərn)   
n.  An untidy, dirty woman.

[Perhaps from dialectal slattering, slovenly, present participle of dialectal slatter, to slop.]
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