After sorting, the goods are soaked back to a limp condition by immersion in warm water, and are then horsed up to drip, having been given, perhaps, a preliminary slicking out.
Either of these is brushed well into the flesh side, which is then glassed up by means of a thick slab of glass, the smooth rounded edges being used with a slicking motion, and the goods are hung up to dry.
Next, give all spots rubbed through, or which promise to show badly under the varnish, a dash of color, immediately slicking these color patches over with a small piece of cotton rag.
The scorched patches require a very thorough cleaning out, a piece of glass nicely answering, usually, for slicking off the carved wood.
So for two days the whole bunch has beenslicking things up, including themselves.
The day also marks a slickingup time, the camp being policed and the quartermaster deals out much needed wearing apparel.
After a deal of policing and generalslicking up, the 16th brings the monthly inspection, conducted by Lieutenant Bradley of the brigade staff.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "slicking" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
