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slough

/slʌf/ noun C2
  1. The skin shed by a snake or other reptile. (countable, uncountable) · That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful.
  2. Dead skin on a sore or ulcer. (countable, uncountable) · This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn.

Plural sloughs

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