01 a. Slow.
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Slow.[Obs.]
Entry
8 senses · 6 variants
Webster, 1913
Slough
/slou/
· IPA /slʌf/
02 n. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.
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A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.“He's here stuck in a slough.” — Milton.
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A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.
Phrases & compounds
Slough grass —
a name in the Mississippi valley for grasses of the genus Muhlenbergia; -- called also drop seed, and nimble Will.
03 imp. imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
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04 n. The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.
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The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.
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The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.(Med.)
05 v. i. To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; t…
imp. & p. p.
Sloughed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sloughing
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To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly.(Med.)
06 v. t. To cast off; to discard as refuse.
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To cast off; to discard as refuse.“New tint the plumage of the birds, And slough decay from grazing herds.” — Emerson.