slice n Cp OED ~ sb1 4 'spatula used for stirring and mixing' obs for sense 1; EDD 4, OED 5 for sense 2.
1 A flat wooden implement used in various operations for stirring and mixing.
1861 DE BOILIEU 108 I say rough, because the forfeits, beginning with rum, invariably end in what is termed a 'cobbing'; which means a dozen strokes across the soles of the feet with a wooden slice. M 69-5 [They used] a wooden slice, eighteen inches long to stir the blubber while it was boiling or melting. 1971 NOSEWORTHY 244 ~ Wooden stick used for stirring oil or paint.
2 A wooden utensil used in cooking.
T 43/7-64 A slice [is] made straight an' something in the manner of a oar, boat's oar. It was for stirrin' the soap or soup or anything that the women would be cookin'. 1971 NOSEWORTHY 246 Soup-slice. Stick used for stirring soup.
