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(), or Slue ()}, n.A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d Slough, 2. Slue (), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Slued (); p. pr. & vb. n.Sluing ().] [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a side; cf. Icel. sna to turn, bend.] [Written also slew.] 1. (Naut.) To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body. 2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.] They laughed, and slued themselves round. Dickens. Slue v. i.To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by round. Slue n.See Sloough, 2. [Local] スポンサード リンク
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