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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...
- 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...
- Slough House is a series of spy novels by the British author Mick Herron. Herron began writing the first volume, Slow Horses, in 2008, and published it...
- 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...
- bombs, and fall on Slough! It isn't fit for humans now, There isn't gr**** to graze a cow. Swarm over, Death! First verse "Slough" is a ten-stanza poem...
- Big Slough may refer to: Big Slough, Alberta Big Slough Cr**** Bridge, Iowa Big Slough (Kingsbury County, South Dakota) Big Slough Reserve, near T. Mabry...
- Jack Slough is a stream in the eastern Sacramento Valley, near Yuba City in Yuba County, California. The slough is 16 miles long. It flows into the Feather...
- Davis Slough is a waterway on the Puget Sound in the state of Washington. The slough runs between Camano and Leque islands, connecting Skagit Bay in the...
- Slow Horses is a British spy thriller television series based on the Slough House series of novels by Mick Herron. The first series, Slow Horses, premiered...
- Greater London, which includes the county's largest towns: Reading (174,224), Slough (164,793), Bracknell (113,205), and Maidenhead (70,374). The west is rural...