1. v. & n. (also slue)
--v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by round) turn or swing forcibly or with effort out of the forward or ordinary position.
--n. such a change of position.
Etymology: 18th-c. Naut.: orig. unkn. 2. past of SLAY(1).3. n. esp. US colloq. a large number or quantity.
Etymology: Ir. sluagh