▪ I. slock, v.1 Chiefly Sc.
(slɒk)
Forms: 4–7, 9 sloke, 6 sloik, 9 sloak; 5 slok, 5, 9 slokk-, 8– slock.
[f. ON. slokinn, pa. pple. of sl{obar}kkva (Norw. sl{obar}kka, Sw. dial. slökka) to be extinguished, go out; the stem is related to that of slack a. Cf. slocken v. and pa. pple.]
† 1. intr. a. To slacken, cease. Obs.—1
| 13.. Gaw. & Gr. Kt. 412 For þou may leng in þy londe, & layt no fyrre, bot slokes. |
† b. Of fire: To go out. Obs.—1
| 1456 Sir G. Haye Law Arms (S.T.S.) 161 Quhen men takis the brandis fra the grete fyre, it slokis the sonar. |
2. trans. To put out, extinguish, quench (fire, thirst, etc.). Also fig.
| c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints xxi. (Clement) 34 Fore be with⁓drawine of acces Is slokit oft sic wantones. Ibid. xlix. (Tecla) 85 Slete & snaw..slokit þat fir alsone as men a candel suld haf done. a 1500 in Ratis Raving (1870) 24 Þow sal finde the froyt thar-of mony ȝere efterwart, and sal slok mekle syne. 1513 Douglas æneid ii. xi. 13 Watter to sloik the haly fyr. 1755 in Johnson. 1819 Tennant Papistry Storm'd (1827) 100 Untill his hail-life's drowth were slockit. 1842 Vedder Poems 232 The rain in torrents poured, It slockit at ance the witch's fire. |
† b. To suppress, bring to an end. Obs.—1
| 1456 Sir G. Haye Law Arms (S.T.S.) 126 The autoritee of the grete officer ryale slokis as than, and gerris cess, the autoritee of the smallare officer. |
† c. To slake (lime). Obs.
| 1655 in A. Laing Lindores Abbey & Burgh of Newburgh (1876) 238 He was slokin ye lym and mixing it with sand. |
▪ II. slock, v.2 Now only s.w. dial.
(slɒk)
Also 5–7 slocke, 9 sloke.
[? ad. AF. *esloker, esloquer, OF. eslochier, etc. (see Godef.), to move, shake, stir.]
1. trans. To entice away; to draw or lead away by some allurement.
Also dial., to convey clandestinely, to pilfer.
| 1483 in Eng. Gilds (1870) 336 That none of the said crafte slocke ony manis prentise. 1604 Babington Notes Exod. xxi. 5 To slocke away (as wee speake) a mans seruant..was a grieuous sinne with God. 1886 Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. s.v., The chillern..be all a-slocked away wi' prizes..and that to the meetin-house. 1897 Hocking in Christian World Xmas No. 3 They're trying to slock (entice) away others who do come. |
2. To entice, allure, lead on, tempt.
| 1594 Carew Tasso (1881) 10 What so may slocke or pricke a courage stout. Ibid. 113 In vaine she sought to slocke, or with mortall Sweetnings t'enroll him in Cupidos pay. 1850 Beck's Florist 50 The bright sun of February..slocks (in Cornish vernacular) the young and eager buds to unfold their premature growth. |