slab

A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.

There were no windows in the inn. They were not required, since the interstices between the slabs suffered the wind, the rain, and the light of day to penetrate simultaneously.

Then there was the Mexican who sold big slabs of chewing taffy for five cents each. […] And many a day I made my entire lunch off of one of those slabs.

A paving stone; a flagstone.

A carton containing 24 cans (chiefly of beer).

The Australians murder a few slabs of beer and the New Zealanders murder a few vowels.

The older man bought a slab of Coca-Cola at the counter and carried it out ahead of the younger man.

An outside piece taken from a log or timber when sawing it into boards, planks, etc.

The slack part of a sail.

To make into a slab.

To destroy (a structure) so completely as to leave only the foundation slab visible.

Multiple homes were slabbed by the monster tornado.

Mud, sludge, or other viscous matter.

Some do also plant oziers in their eights, like quick-sets, thick, and (near the water) keep them not more than half a foot above ground; but then they must be diligently cleansed from moss, slab, and ouze, and frequently prun'd (especially the smaller spires) to form single shoots;[…].