Etymology

slaughters

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Today it means: The Cotswold villages of Upper Slaughter and Lower Slaughter in Gloucestershire, England, and the surrounding area. Full definition →

Old English *slōhtre
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slaughters · verb, noun1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Slaughters · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived from*slōhtre“slough, river-valley”
  2. English todaySlaughters

From Old English *slōhtre (“slough, river-valley”).

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