sleeker

sleeker

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English sleek
English -er
English sleeker

    From sleek + -er.

    Adjective

    sleeker

    1. comparative form of sleek: more sleek

    Noun

    sleeker (plural sleekers)

    1. An instrument for sleeking or making smooth.
      • 1852, Frederick Overman, The Moulder's and Founder's Pocket Guide, page 120:
        The blackwashing is here to be the very last operation, and to be well performed, and when dry must be polished by a large sleeker fitting the circle of the cylinder.

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    Scots

    Adjective

    sleeker

    1. comparative degree of sleek
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