slime n
1 Exudation of moisture on the surface of a salted cod-fish caused by imperfect drying; cp DUN n, SLIMY.
1953 Nfld Fish Develop Report 59 The producers have little control over the quality of their product. In most cases their operations are adversely affected by the weather, which causes 'sun-burn' (skin heating), dampness or 'slime' and, indirectly, over-salting.
2 Comb slime food: marine plant and animal organisms fed on by fish.
1900 HARVEY 43 The 'slime-food,' as it is called, sustains the minute crustaceans, and these, in turn, furnish food for the herring.
