Slough(n.)
- The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.
Slough(n.)
- The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.
Slough(v. i.)
- 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.
Slough(v. t.)
- To cast off; to discard as refuse.