slab
noun/slæb/
/slæb/
- a thick flat piece of stone, wood or other hard material
- a slab of marble/concrete
- The road was paved with smooth stone slabs.
- paving slabs
- a dead body on the slab (= on a table in a mortuary)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- huge
- large
- …
- on a/the slab
- slab of
- a thick, flat slice or piece of something
- a slab of chocolate
- slabs of meat
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- huge
- large
- …
- on a/the slab
- slab of
Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.
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