slam n
1 Phr all of a slam: in a hurry; violently
(1925 Dial Notes v, 342).
2 Comb slam bang, ~ gut:
heavy pudding, cake or pancake; cp BANGBELLY (1971 NOSEWORTHY 244).
C 66-3 Slam-gut. A steamed bread pudding containing raisins,
molasses and other ingredients. It gets such a name because of its sogginess or heaviness
as a result of being steamed in a cloth. P 25-67 Slam bang. A cake which fell in the
process of being baked.
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