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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
slue \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. sn?a 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.
1913 webster
2. in general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used
reflexively and followed by round. colloq.
1913 webster
they laughed, and slued themselves round. --dickens.
1913 webster
see also:
slued sluing slew
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