Slough

a.	1.	Slow.
n.	1.	A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire. He's here stuck in a slough. - Milton.
	2.	A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river. Slough grass (Bot.) a name in the Mississippi valley for grasses of the genus Muhlenbergia; - called also drop seed, and nimble Will.
imp.	1.	imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
n.	1.	The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.
	2.	(Med.) The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.
v. i.	1.	(Med.) 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. [imp. & p. p. Sloughed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sloughing.]
v. t.	1.	To cast off; to discard as refuse. New tint the plumage of the birds, And slough decay from grazing herds. - Emerson.

Noun	1.	slough - necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass Synonyms: gangrene, sphacelus
	2.	slough - a hollow filled with mud
	3.	slough - a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
	4.	slough - any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
Verb	1.	slough - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring" Synonyms: exuviate, molt, moult, shed

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