There is good trouting within an hour's walk for those who choose, and there is some interest, with a little exercise, in cooking and cutting night wood, Slicking up, etc.
"Woodcraft"
George W. Sears
When you are cutting them out, dip the cutter frequently in flour, to prevent its Slicking.
"Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry Cakes, and Sweetmeats"
Miss Leslie
Wetting the hair for the purpose of "Slicking" it or combing it, is about as bad a thing as could be done; for the moisture sets up a sort of rancid fermentation in the natural oil of the scalp, giving the well-known sour smell to hair that is combed instead of brushed, and furnishing a splendid soil for germs and bugs of all sorts to breed in.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson