n. [ OE. slutte; cf. OD. slodde a slut, Icel. slöttr a heavy, loglike fellow, slota to droop. ]
Sluts are good enough to make a sloven's porridge. Old Proverb. [ 1913 Webster ]
Our little girl Susan is a most admirable slut, and pleases us mightily, doing more service than both the others. Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ CF. Sludge. ] Slush. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Slushy. [ Prov. Eng. ] Pennant. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Sleuthhound. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The qualities and practices of a slut; sluttishness; slatternlines. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like a slut; untidy; indecently negligent of cleanliness; disorderly;
Why is thy lord so slutish, I thee pray. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
An air of liberal, though sluttish, plenty, indicated the wealthy farmer. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
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