what does slough mean
- Slough (adj) slow. Slough (noun) a place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire. Slough (noun) a wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river. Slough. imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew. Slough (noun) the skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal. Slough (noun) the dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification. Slough (verb)