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noun

slue, sloo n. A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d Slough, 2.

Slue n. See Sloough, 2. (Local)

verb

Slue v. t. (past & past part. slued; pres. part. sluing) (Written also slew)

(Naut.) 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.

In general, to turn about; to twist; often used reflexively and followed by round. (Colloq.) "They laughed, and slued themselves round."

Slue v. i. To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; often followed by round.

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Etymology of 'Slue'

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"Slue" Quotes from Famous Books

... handspike somewhat facilitates extreme train, but the gun cannot be fired until it is unshipped, which alters the elevation and consumes time. It is perhaps preferable to use one handspike under the bracket, manned by two men, and the other to lift and slue the gun, manned by one man, ...

— Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. - 1866. Fourth edition. • Bureau of Ordnance, USN

... says he would put it in the paper that he was talking to a man that use to be a star pitcher on the White Sox and he says everybody would know who it was he was talking about because they wasn't such a slue of star pitchers in the army that it would take a civil service detective to ...

— The Real Dope • Ring Lardner

... the Riuer of Piache, a Christian went from his companie from thence to seeke a woman slaue that was runne away from him, and the Indians either tooke him captiue, or slue him. The Gouernor vrged the Cacique that he should giue account of him, and threatened him, that if he were not found, he would neuer let him loose. The Cacique sent an Indian from thence to Mauilla, whither they were trauelling, which was a towne of a ...

— The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of - the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. • Richard Hakluyt

... right," said Boyce. "We'll soon fix you up. First we'll get you into my car. Then Marigold and I will slue this one round, and then we'll ...

— The Red Planet • William J. Locke

... meaning of this? Just clap a round-shot into the carronade there, you Tom, and pitch it well over the heads of those black rascals. Pull port, back starboard, and slue the boat round with her nose toward them. That's your sort! Now, Tom, are you ready there, for'ard? Then well elevate the muzzle and stand by to fire when I give the word. Hold water, starboard oars, and port oars pull a stroke; we're pointing ...

— The Congo Rovers - A Story of the Slave Squadron • Harry Collingwood

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