Definitions
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
Word origin
From Middle English slogh, slugh, slouh, from Proto-Germanic *sluk-, perhaps related to *sleupaną (“to slip, sneak”) (compare Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (sliupan)).
Used in a sentence
“That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful.”
“This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn.”
“This skin is being sloughed.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Shed old skin”6 letters
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