Slough

noun

/slʌf/

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.nounThe skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

"That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful."

2.nounDead skin on a sore or ulcer.

"This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn."

3.verbTo shed (skin).

"Snakes slough their skin periodically."

4.verbTo slide off (like a layer of skin).

"A week after he was burned, a layer of skin on his arm sloughed off."

5.verbTo discard.

"East sloughed a heart."

6.verb(Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)

""Dude, Kaydn and Jarom are totally sloughing today!""

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