1) slug 2) sluggard
1Sluggard — Slug gard, n. [Slug + ard.] A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone. [1913 Webster] Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Prov. vi. 6. [1913 Webster] …
2Slug — Slug, n. [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful; cf. LG. slukk low spirited, sad, E. slack, slouch, D. slak, slek, a snail.] 1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A hindrance; an obstruction. [Obs.] Bacon.… …
3Slug caterpillar — Slug Slug, n. [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful; cf. LG. slukk low spirited, sad, E. slack, slouch, D. slak, slek, a snail.] 1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A hindrance; an obstruction. [Obs.] Bacon …
4slug — Ⅰ. slug [1] ► NOUN 1) a tough skinned terrestrial mollusc which lacks a shell and secretes a film of mucus for protection. 2) an amount of alcoholic liquor that is gulped or poured. 3) a bullet. ► VERB (slugged, slugging) …
5Sluggard — Slug gard, a. Sluggish; lazy. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
6sluggard — ► NOUN ▪ a lazy, sluggish person. DERIVATIVES sluggardly adjective. ORIGIN from rare or obsolete slug «be lazy or slow» …
7sluggard — [slug′ərd] n. [ME slogarde < sluggen, to be lazy, go slowly, prob. < Scand, as in Swed dial. slogga, to be slow: see SLUG1 & ARD] a habitually lazy or idle person adj. lazy or idle: also sluggardly …
8sluggard — slug•gard [[t]ˈslʌg ərd[/t]] n. 1) a person who is habitually inactive or lazy 2) lazy; sluggardly • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME slogarde. See slug I, ard …
9slug|gard — «SLUHG uhrd», noun, adjective. –n. a lazy, idle person: »Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise (Proverbs 6:6). –adj. lazy; idle, SYNONYM(S): sluggish, slothful. ╂[< slug1, verb + Old French ard, a suffix meaning “one who …
10sluggard — /slug euhrd/, n. 1. a person who is habitually inactive or lazy. adj. 2. lazy; sluggardly. [1350 1400; ME slogarde. See SLUG1, ARD] * * * …
