in der Hüttentechnik Bez. für einen in einer Kokille gegossenen Stahlblock zur Weiterverarbeitung in Walzwerken.
ETYM Old Eng. slabbe, of uncertain origin; perhaps originally meaning, a smooth piece, and akin to slape, Icel. sleipr slippery, and Eng. slip, v. i.
Thick piece of something.