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6 entries found for slough. To select an entry, click on it. (Click 'Go' if nothing happens.) Main Entry: 1slough  Pronunciation: 'slü, 'slau; in the US (exc NewEng) 'slü is usual for sense 1 with those to whom the sense is familiar; Britain usually 'slau for both senses Function: noun Etymology: Middle English sloughe, slo, from Old English slOh; akin to Middle High German slouche ditch Date: before 12th century 1 a : a place of deep mud or mire b also slew or slue /'slü/ (1) : SWAMP (2) : an inlet on a river; also : BACKWATER (3) : a creek in a marsh or tide flat 2 : a state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection - sloughy /-E/ adjective
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