| Slough (slough) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Slough |
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| Slough (slough) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Slough |
[OE. slogh,
slough, AS. sl h a hollow place; cf. MHG.
sl ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to swallow;
also Gael. *** Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug to
swallow. Gr. &? |
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.
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| Slough (slough) |
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| imp. | , obs. ) |
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| Slough |
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imp. of Slee,
to slay. Slew.
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| Slough (slough) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Slough |
| [OE. slugh,
slouh; cf. MHG. sl(?)ch the skin of a serpent, G.
schlauch a skin, a leather bag or bottle.] |
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.
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| Slough (slough) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Slough |
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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.
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| Slough (slough) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Slough |
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To cast off; to
discard as refuse.
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