Word Meaning

Meaning of slough

- Slow.
- 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.
- imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
- 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.
- 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.
- To cast off; to discard as refuse.

Crossword clue for slough

- Marsh; swamp