slue

Meanings

1. To rotate something on an axis.
2. To turn something sharply.
3. To rotate on an axis; to pivot.
4. To slide off course; to skid.

1. The act of sluing or the place to which something has slued.

1. Alternative spelling of slough (“a marshy or swampy place”) (reflecting the alternative pronunciation).

1. Obsolete spelling of slew; simple past of slay.

Etymology

Unknown. Attested from the late 18th century.