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slobber (iou)



slobber verb. LME.
[Prob. from Middle Dutch slobberen walk through mud, feed noisily: cf. SLABBER verb, SLUBBER verb.]
I. verb intrans.
a. Dribble from the mouth while eating; slaver. LME.
b. fig. Be too attentive or overaffectionate towards a person; be excessively sentimental or enthusiastic about a thing. Freq. foll. by over. E19.
W. Owen He received me like a lover...He quite slobbered over me.
c. Blubber, cry. dial. L19.
II. verb trans.
Execute (a job etc.) in a careless or slovenly way. Usu. foll. by over. L17.
a. Wet in a dirty or disagreeable manner; dribble over (a thing). E18.
b. Make wet with kissing. E18.
Utter thickly and indistinctly. M19.
Comb.: slobber-chops a person who slobbers while eating.
slobberer noun M18.