sluff.
Alternative spelling of slough (skin shed by a snake or other reptile).
Meaning & usage
Alternative spelling of slough (skin shed by a snake or other reptile).
That is the sluff of a rattler; we must be careful.
Alternative spelling of slough (dead skin on a sore or ulcer).
This is the sluff that came off of his skin after the burn.
An avalanche, mudslide, or a like slumping of material or debris.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English slough (“skin, husk, rind; cocoon; scales; cyst”), akin to Middle High German slûch (“slough”) (whence German Schlauch (“tube, hose”)).
Alternative spelling of slough (to shed or to slide off).
ignore, shrug (off)
Alternative spelling of slough (discard).
to avoid working
To play truant from (school).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English slough (“skin, husk, rind; cocoon; scales; cyst”), akin to Middle High German slûch (“slough”) (whence German Schlauch (“tube, hose”)).
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