slues
plural of slue
• Luses, Susel
Source: Wiktionary
Sloo, or Slue, n.
Definition: A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d Slough, 2.
Slue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slued (; p. pr. & vb. n. Sluing (.] Etym: [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a side; cf. Icel. sn to turn, bend.] [Written also slew.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
Definition: See Sloough, 2. [Local]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
