slipstick

n. a slide rule. (Very common a few decades ago, a slide rule is a computing device that allowed the user to compute by positioning moveable scales printed on various sliding parts of the rule.) Who carries a slipstick these days?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Genista	jə-NIS-tə (English)	Various
Sarra	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Peppi	-	Italian
Beli	-	Welsh Mythology
Gerontius	-	Late Roman
Valentine (2)	va-lawn-TEEN	French