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Definition of Slough

Slough
Slough Slough, obs. imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew. --Chaucer.
Slough
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.
Slough
Slough Slough, a. Slow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Slough
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.
Slough
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.

Meaning of Slough from wikipedia

- Slough (/slaʊ/) is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Thames Valley 20 miles (32 km) west of central London and 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Reading...
- Slough Town Football Club is a semi-professional English football club based in Slough, Berkshire. Nicknamed "The Rebels", the team competes in the National...
- A slough (/sluː/ or /slaʊ/ ) is a wetland, usually a swamp or shallow lake, often a backwater to a larger body of water. Water tends to be stagnant or...
- China Slough (also called: Sutter Slough, China Lake, Sutter Lake, Sacramento Chinatown, Sacramento Chinadom, Old Sacramento Chinatown, Yee Fow), is historical...
- Look up slough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Slough is a town in Berkshire, England. Slough or sluff (alternate spelling) may also refer to: Alan...
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- Slough **** (also known as The Lord Weird Slough ****) is an American heavy metal band from Pennsylvania, formed in 1990 and currently based in the San...
- Herron is a British mystery and thriller novelist. He is the author of the Slough House series, early novels of which have been adapted for the Slow Horses...
- Finn Slough is a tiny Fraser River fishing community located at the south end of No. 4 Road in the Gilmore area of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada....
- Greater London, and includes the county's largest towns: Reading (174,224) Slough (164,793), Bracknell (113,205), and Maidenhead (70,374). The west is rural...