SLUE
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.)
Defn: 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
Slue, v. i.
Defn: 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
Slue, n.
Defn: See Sloough, 2. [Local]
SLUG Slug, n. Etym: [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful; cf. LG. slukk low-spirited, sad, E. slack, slouch, D. slak, slek, a snail.]
1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. Shak.