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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.
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2. (Med.) 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\, 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.
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Slough \Slough\, a.
Slow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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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.
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He's here stuck in a slough. --Milton.
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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}.]
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{Slough grass} (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for
grasses of the genus {Muhlenbergia}; -- called also {drop
seed}, and {nimble Will}.
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Slough \Slough\, v. t.
To cast off; to discard as refuse.
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New tint the plumage of the birds,
And slough decay from grazing herds. --Emerson.
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Slough \Slough\, obs.
imp. of {Slee}, to slay. Slew. --Chaucer.
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