'Slake trough' definitions:

Definition of 'Slake trough'

From: GCIDE
  • Slake \Slake\, v. i.
  • 1. To go out; to become extinct. "His flame did slake." --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To abate; to become less decided. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To slacken; to become relaxed. "When the body's strongest sinews slake." [R.] --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes. [1913 Webster]
  • Slake trough, a trough containing water in which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool. [1913 Webster]