DCHP-1 Online
slip 
1 n. Nfld, Obs. a noose or snare for catching deer and other large game.
- 1772 (1792) We fresh tailed the deertrap and the slip by Atkinson Pond, and returned home over the Barrens.
2 n. See 1935 quote at scraper.
See also: scraper (see 1935 quote)
- 1961 Slips were the forerunners of the modern scrappers [sic] in common use today.
- 1772 (1792) We fresh tailed the deertrap and the slip by Atkinson Pond, and returned home over the Barrens.