slaugh

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noun

Slaw.

OriginDutch sla →
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Meanings

slaugh1

noun
  1. datedSlaw.

    COLE SLAUGH

    1881, Mrs. H. Howson, Home cookery, Jackson Brothers, page 47
    2 more examples

    COLD SLAUGH: Select firm, fragile heads of cabbage (no other kinds being suitable for slaugh) ...

    1839, Mrs. Lettice Bryan, The Kentucky Housewife: Containing Nearly Thirteen Hundred Full Receipts, page 192

    COLD SLAUGH.—Shave cabbage fine; ...

    1890, Wehman's cook book : a complete collection of valuable recipes suited to every household and all tastes, H.J. Wehman, page 50

Slaugh2

proper nounSlaugh (plural Slaughs)

plural Slaughs

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Dutchsla
  2. Englishslaugh

Borrowed from Dutch sla, shortened from salade (“salad, lettuce”). See also slaw.

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APA

slaugh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaugh

MLA

“slaugh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaugh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slaugh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaugh.

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