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Word entry · 4 letters

sloe

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"Tart wild drupe"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈsləʊ/Part of speech nounSorted elosStarts with SEnds with E2 clues
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"Wild plum"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (SLOE).

Definitions

  1. small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush

Word origin

From Middle English slo, sla, sloo, from Old English slā, slāh, from Proto-West Germanic *slaihā, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ, *slaihwō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”). Doublet of Sliwa.

Used in a sentence

  • There is also a dryness in the mouth from the increased action of the absorbent vessels, when a sloe or a crab-apple are masticated...
  • The dew-drops fell like water, leaf after leaf dropped from the trees, the sloe-thorn alone still bore fruit, but the sloes were sour, and set the teeth on edge. Oh, how dark and weary the whole world appeared!
  • Katúsha, with her eyes black as sloes, her face radiant with joy, was flying towards him, and they caught hold of each other's hands.

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01Tart wild drupe4 letters
02Wild plum4 letters

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