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slattern

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++slat·tern /ˈslætən $ -ərn/ noun [countable] old-fashioned  UNPLEASANTa dirty untidy woman – used to show disapproval 邋遢女人〔含贬义〕slatternly adjective
Examples from the Corpus
slatternAnyway, the stranger was about to leave when a slattern dropped a tankard.A slattern brought his own meal, a thickly spiced bowl of soup.A slattern, evidently his wife, looked on fearfully.Two days later I was in the taproom of Le Coq d'Or, the slattern beside me half drunk.
Origin slattern (1600-1700) Probably from German schlottern to hang loosely
slat·tern nounChineseSyllable
disapproval show used a woman Corpus dirty to untidy


slattern
slattern /ˈslætən $ -ərn/ noun [countable] old-fashioned
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Probably from German schlottern 'to hang loosely'
a dirty untidy woman – used to show disapproval
—slatternly adjective


slat·ternBrE /ˈslætən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈslætərn/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned) a dirty untidy woman 邋遢的女人 slat·tern·ly BrE /ˈslætənli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈslætərnli/ 🔊 adjectivea slatternly girl邋里邋遢的女孩子