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1 sgolb
a splinter, Irish sgolb, Middle Irish scolb, a wattle, Welsh ysgolp, splinter, Breton skolp: *skolb-, root skel, skol, split (see sgoilt), fuller root skel-$$g; Greek $$G kolobós, stunted, $$G skóloy ( $$G skólopos), stake; Swed. skalks, a piece, also Gothic halks, halt, English shelf, spelk (Perrson Zeit.$$+ee 290 for Greek and Teutonic).
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slab — (n.) late 13c., large, flat mass, of unknown origin, possibly related to O.Fr. escalpe thin fragment of wood, which seems to be a Gaulish loan word (Cf. Bret. scolp, Welsh ysgolp splinter, chip ). But OED rejects this on formal grounds. Meaning… … Etymology dictionary