Word Meaning

slough definition and meaning

a. Slow.
n. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.
n. A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.
imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
n. The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.
n. The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.
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.
v. t. To cast off; to discard as refuse.

Crossword clues for slough

- Marsh; swamp