slough
English
/slʌf/, /slaʊ/, /slaʊ/
noun
Definitions
- The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
- Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English slogh.
Origin
Middle English
slogh
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- shark English
- slough shark English
- sloughable English
- sloughy English
- Feuerwehrschlauch German
- Schlauch German
- Schlauchboot German
- Schlauchpilz German
- Schlauchsocke German
- schlauchen German
- schlauchförmig German
- szlauch Polish
- slogh Middle English
- slūch Middle High German
- xloych Hunsrik