SLAW

coleslaw, slaw

(noun) basically shredded cabbage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

slaw (countable and uncountable, plural slaws)

(US, Canada) Coleslaw.

Anagrams

• Laws, awls, laws

Source: Wiktionary


Slaw, n. Etym: [D. sla, contr. fr. salade, OD. salaet, salad. See Salad.]

Definition: Sliced cabbage served as a salad, cooked or uncooked.

Slaw, Slaw"en, obs.

Definition: p. p. of Slee, to slay. With a sword drawn out he would have slaw himself. Wyclif (Acts xvi. 27.)

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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