sleeker
English
Etymology
sleek + -er
Adjective
sleeker
- comparative form of sleek: more sleek
Noun
sleeker (plural sleekers)
- 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.
- 1852, Frederick Overman, The Moulder's and Founder's Pocket Guide (page 120)
Anagrams
- Keesler, keelers
Scots
Adjective
sleeker
- comparative degree of sleek