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Language: Old English
Origin: sloh

slough

2 noun
     
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slough2
1 [singular] literary a bad situation or a state of sadness that you cannot get out of easily
slough of
Harry was in a slough of despondency for weeks.
2 [countable]SG an area of land covered in deep dirty water or mud
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