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slue

1  [sloo] verb, slued, slu⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to turn (a mast or other spar) around on its own axis, or without removing it from its place.
2. to swing around.
–verb (used without object)
3. to turn about; swing around.
–noun
4. the act of sluing.
5. a position slued to.
Also, slew.

Origin:
1760–70; orig. uncert.

slue

2  [sloo]
–noun Informal.
slew 2 .

slue

3  [sloo]
–noun
slough 1 (def. 3).

slew

2  [sloo]
–noun Informal.
a large number or quantity: a whole slew of people.
Also, slue.

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; < Ir sluagh crowd, throng, army, host

slough

1  [slou for 1, 2, 4; sloo for 3]
–noun
1. an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region.
2. a hole full of mire, as in a road.
3. Also, slew, slue. Northern U.S. and Canadian. a marshy or reedy pool, pond, inlet, backwater, or the like.
4. a condition of degradation, despair, or helplessness.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE slōh; c. MLG slōch, MHG sluoche ditch
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slew 1 also slue   (slōō)   
n.   Informal
A large amount or number; a lot: a slew of unpaid bills.

[Irish Gaelic sluagh, multitude, from Old Irish slúag.]
slough 1   (slōō, slou)   
n.  
  1. A depression or hollow, usually filled with deep mud or mire.
  2. also slue A stagnant swamp, marsh, bog, or pond, especially as part of a bayou, inlet, or backwater.
  3. A state of deep despair or moral degradation.

[Middle English, from Old English slōh.]
slough'y adj.
slue 1 also slew   (slōō)   
v.   slued also slewed, slu·ing also slew·ing, slues also slews

v.   tr.
  1. To turn (something) on an axis; rotate: slued the swivel chair around; sluing the boom of a crane.
  2. To turn sharply; veer: braked and slued the car around.
v.   intr.
  1. To turn about an axis; pivot.
  2. To turn or slide sideways or off course; skid.
n.  
  1. The act of sluing.
  2. The position to which something has slued.

[Origin unknown.]
slue 2   (slōō)   
n.  Variant of slew1.
slue 3   (slōō)   
n.  Variant of slough1.
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Slue

Slue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slued; p. pr. & vb. n. Sluing.] [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a side; cf. Icel. sn?a to turn, bend.] [Written also slew.]

1. (Naut.) To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body.

2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.]

They laughed, and slued themselves round. --Dickens.

Slue

Slue\, v. i. To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by round.

Slue

Slue\, n. See Sloough, 2. [Local]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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