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.