An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schlacke

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Schlacke
Friedrich Kluge2509649An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Schlacke1891John Francis Davis

Schlacke, f., ‘slag, dross,’ ModHG. only, from LG. slacke, ‘scales that fly off when metal is struck’ (E. slag); allied to schlagen.