A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Slus, n. [? Late ME sluche (Destr. Troy, OED considers reading doubtful) mud. Cf. ME sluchch (E.E. Allit. P.) to muddy, 17th-18th c. Eng. slutch (1669) mud, slush (1641) slush, (1772) mud. Cf. ODan. slus sleet, mud, Norw. slusk slops, sloppy ground, etc.] Mud, mire. —a1500 Henr. III 151/45.
Ane sleiffull of slak that growis in the slus
