non-skid, a. and n.
[non- 4 or 5 b.]
A. adj. That does not skid, or is designed to prevent skidding. B. n. A tyre, substance, etc., designed to prevent skidding. So non-ˈskidding ppl. a.
| 1908 Sears, Roebuck Catal. 169/1 We have added to this tire a link chain non-skid tread, the most practical and scientific tread ever made. 1908 Daily Report 12 Sept. 8/4 It is absolutely incumbent upon all owners of such cars to only use this sort of non-skid in the winter. 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. June 404/1 A perfect non-skidding wheel. 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 2 Apr. 10/1 (Advt.), Michelin ‘Semelle’ Non-Skids, unlike so-called non-skids made wholly of rubber, do not wear down into ordinary smooth treads. 1920 Motor Cycle 29 July 129/2 Non-skid chains. 1925 Public Opinion 11 Dec. 588/3 We want light-coloured, waterproof, nonskid surfaces. 1937 [see autostrada]. 1944–45 Jane's Fighting Ships (1946) 459 Armoured flight deck is..covered with non-skid surface material. 1972 Country Life 15 June 1577/2 A useful top oddments shelf with non-skid surface. 1972 Islander (Victoria, B.C.) 25 June 2/2 Many busy weeks and months were spent painting and putting non-skid on the decks. |