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The correct spelling is sloughs.
How to pronounce sloughs
noun
Say it like: Slo-ws
The correct spelling is sloughs. The skin shed by a snake or other reptile. For example: "That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful."
Usage Examples
“That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful.”
“This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn.”
“Snakes slough their skin periodically.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
- 2.Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
- 3.A muddy or marshy area.
- 4.(Eastern United States) A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees.
- 5.(Western United States) A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide.
verb
- 1.To shed (skin).
- 2.To slide off (like a layer of skin).
- 3.To discard.
- 4.(Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)
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