SLOUGH — Definition of SLOUGH
noun
1
The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful.
2
Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn.
verb
1
To shed (skin).
Snakes slough their skin periodically.
2
To slide off (like a layer of skin).
A week after he was burned, a layer of skin on his arm sloughed off.
3
To discard.
East sloughed a heart.
4
(Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)
"Dude, Kaydn and Jarom are totally sloughing today!"
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slough
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