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Meaning of 'slough' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Slough
- imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
2 . Slough [ a.]
- Slow.
3 . Slough [ n.]
- A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.
- A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.
- The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.
- The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.
4 . Slough [ 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; the dead tissues slough off slowly.
5 . Slough [ v. t.]
- To cast off; to discard as refuse.

Meaning of 'slough' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . slough [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
Example in sentence:
  • our dog sheds every Spring

Nearby Words:

sloakan sloam sloat slobber slobberer slobbery slock slocken slocking sloe

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