7  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slough  \Slough\,  obs. 
  imp.  of  {Slee},  to  slay.  Slew.  --Chaucer. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slough  \Slough\,  n.  [OE.  slugh,  slouh;  cf  MHG.  sl?ch  the  skin 
  of  a  serpent,  G.  schlauch  a  skin,  a  leather  bag  or  bottle.] 
  1.  The  skin,  commonly  the  cast-off  skin,  of  a  serpent  or  of 
  some  similar  animal. 
 
  2.  (Med.)  The  dead  mass  separating  from  a  foul  sore;  the  dead 
  part  which  separates  from  the  living  tissue  in 
  mortification. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slough  \Slough\,  a. 
  Slow.  [Obs.]  --Chaucer. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slough  \Slough\,  n.  [OE.  slogh,  slough,  AS  sl[=o]h  a  hollow 
  place  cf  MHG.  sl[=u]ch  an  abyss,  gullet,  G.  schlucken  to 
  swallow;  also  Gael.  &  Ir  sloc  a  pit,  pool.  ditch,  Ir  slug 
  to  swallow.  Gr  ?????  to  hiccough,  to  sob.] 
  1.  A  place  of  deep  mud  or  mire;  a  hole  full  of  mire. 
  --Chaucer. 
 
  He's  here  stuck  in  a  slough.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  [Pronounced  sl[=oo].]  A  wet  place  a  swale;  a  side  channel 
  or  inlet  from  a  river. 
 
  Note:  [In  this  sense  local  or  provincial;  also  spelt  {sloo}, 
  and  {slue}.] 
 
  {Slough  grass}  (Bot.),  a  name  in  the  Mississippi  valley  for 
  grasses  of  the  genus  {Muhlenbergia};  --  called  also  {drop 
  seed},  and  {nimble  Will}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slough  \Slough\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Sloughed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Sloughing}.]  (Med.) 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slough  \Slough\,  v.  t. 
  To  cast  off  to  discard  as  refuse. 
 
  New  tint  the  plumage  of  the  birds,  And  slough  decay 
  from  grazing  herds.  --Emerson. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  slough 
  n  1:  a  stagnant  swamp  (especially  as  part  of  a  bayou) 
  2:  a  hollow  filled  with  mud 
  3:  any  outer  covering  that  can  be  shed  or  cast  off  (such  as  the 
  cast-off  skin  of  a  snake) 
  v  :  cast  off  hair,  skin,  horn,  or  feathers;  of  animals  [syn:  {shed}, 
  {molt},  {exuviate},  {moult}] 

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