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slough
Definition:
(nou) necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass (nou) a hollow filled with mud (nou) a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) (nou) any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
Phonetic Transcription:
slaʊ
Examples:
Dogs slough in winter.
It is just to the north of the slough.
I sunk into a slough of despond.
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