Canadian English Meaning of slough
swamp
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Definitions and Meaning of slough in English
slough (n)
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
a hollow filled with mud
a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
slough (v)
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
slough (a.)
Slow.
slough (n.)
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.
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.
slough ()
imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
slough (v. i.)
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 (v. t.)
To cast off; to discard as refuse.
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swamp
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass, a hollow filled with mud, a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou), any outer covering that can
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