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