a. [ Icel. sleipr slippery; akin to E. slip. ] Slippery; smooth; crafty; hypocritical. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Slape ale, plain ale, as opposed to medicated or mixed ale. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A soft-spoken, crafty hypocrite. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
