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Slough Dead Sth 1bre /Slʌf/Name /Slʌf Verb Lose Layer Skin

Front slough
Back 1BrE /slʌf/NAmE /slʌf/
verb
to lose a layer of dead skin, etc~ sth a snake sloughing its skin~ sth off / Slough off dead skin cells by using a facial scrub.
ˌslough sthˈoff(formal) to get rid of sth that you no longer want Responsibilities are not sloughed off so easily.


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