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slicing

[slahys] Origin

slice

[slahys] noun, verb, sliced, slic·ing.
noun
1.
a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
2.
a part, portion, or share: a slice of land.
3.
any of various implements with a thin, broad blade or part, as for turning food in a frying pan, serving fish at the table, or taking up printing ink; spatula.
4.
Sports.
a.
the path described by a ball, as in baseball or golf, that curves in a direction corresponding to the side from which it was struck.
b.
a ball describing such a path.
5.
Tennis. a stroke executed by hitting down on the ball with an underhand motion and thus creating backspin.
verb (used with object)
6.
to cut into slices; divide into parts.
7.
to cut through or cleave with or as if with a knife: The ship sliced the sea.
8.
to cut off or remove as a slice or slices (sometimes followed by off, away, from, etc.).
9.
to remove by means of a slice, slice bar, or similar implement.
10.
Sports. to hit (a ball) so as to result in a slice.

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Slicing is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
verb (used without object)
11.
to slice something.
12.
to admit of being sliced.
13.
Sports.
a.
(of a player) to slice the ball.
b.
(of a ball) to describe a slice in flight.

Origin:
1300–50; (noun) Middle English s(c)lice < Old French esclice, noun derivative of esclicer to split up < Frankish *slitjan, akin to Old English slītan, Old Norse slīta, Dutch slījten (see slit); (v.) late Middle English sklicen < Old French esclicer

slice·a·ble, adjective
slic·ing·ly, adverb
pre·slice, verb (used with object), -sliced, -slic·ing.
un·sliced, adjective
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slice
c.1420, from from M.Fr. esclicier (see slice (n.)). Sliced bread introduced 1958; greatest thing since ... first attested 1969.
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