slam

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SLAM, verb transitive 1. To strike with force and noise; to shut against; a violent shutting of a door. 2. To beat; to cuff. 3. To strike down; to slaughter. 4. To win all the tricks in a hand; as we say, to take all at a stroke or dash. SLAM, noun 1. A violent driving and dashing against; a violent shutting of a door. 2. Defeat at cards, or the winning of all the tricks. 3. The refuse of alum-works; used in Yorkshire as a manure, with sea weed and lime.
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