slough
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1. slough - Noun
2. slough - Adjective
3. slough - Verb
5. Slough - Proper noun
Meaning
Slow.
A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.
A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.
imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.
The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.
To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly.
To cast off; to discard as refuse.
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It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not?
Thus it may be said that not only the soul, the mirror of an indestructible universe, is indestructible, but also the animal itself, though its mechanism may often perish in part and take off or put on an organic slough.
The name of the Slough was Despond.
It is hard to rescue a man from the slough of luxury and idleness combined. If anything can do it, it is a cradle filled annually.
It's often difficult to slough off all that we've acquired, all the comforts and safety nets modern life provides for us, and realize that in those days, people were living very much on the edge - life was incredibly hard!
Pray to the saint until you have passed the slough.