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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SLIPSTRING

n.[slip and string. ] One that has shaken off restraint; a prodigal; called also slopthrift, but I believe seldom or never used.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SLIPSTRING

SLIPSTRING Slip "string `, n.

 

Defn: One who has shaken off restraint; a prodigal. [Obs. ] Cotgrave.