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slype
CIDE DICTIONARY
slype, n. [Cf. D. sluipen to sneak.].
A narrow passage between two buildings, as between the transept and chapter house of a monastery. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
slype, n. a covered way or passage between a cathedral etc. transept and the chapter house or deanery.
Etymology
perh. = slipe a long narrow piece of ground, = SLIP(2) 1
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