What does "slue" mean?
Slue: (Naut.) To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body.
Additional senses
- 2.In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.] They laughed, and slued themselves round. Dickens.
- 3.To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by round.
- 4.See Sloough, 2. [Local]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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