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Two main etymologies are 1) end, leftovers, same as slatt, 2) from sladda(“to slide, to skid”), related to släde(“a sled, a sleigh”). However, some meanings are a mix of the two: Komma på sladden, sladdbarn, meaning a trailing bonus chance, can refer either to leftovers or to the trailing sled. Compare Low German sladde ("cloth").
Rope's end, the sailor's term, has been used since 1736, coming Low German.
Clod crusher, the farming tool, has been used since 1695, also written slädd, from the verb sladda.
Noun
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a cord, a cable, (UK) a lead ((insulated, relatively thin) wire between a power outlet and a device or machine)
a drivewaygroomer (road construction tool for maintaining gravel roads)
Usage notes
A thick, more heavy-duty cord is often called a kabel instead, like in English.
Kabel is also often used for wires that do not conduct electricity, like fiber-optic cables, and for some other specific cable types, like network cables (nätverkskablar), like in English.
