_sluff (possibly 'slough')_

slough n "You sluffed a diamond on that last spade trick." That is: having no spades, you threw away a diamond which you wanted to get clear of. I've heard this from several people whilst playing bridge. This is a new word to me, but they say it has been in use a long time. Perhaps it...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/52813 2023-12-31T10:16:20+01:00 _sluff (possibly 'slough')_ xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52813 eng eng S References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 23779 S_23779_slough n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52813 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z slough n "You sluffed a diamond on that last spade trick." That is: having no spades, you threw away a diamond which you wanted to get clear of. I've heard this from several people whilst playing bridge. This is a new word to me, but they say it has been in use a long time. Perhaps it is in general use outside Newfoundland. SLOUGH (sluff in OED 3 b) - discard. withdraw? NID 4slough v 3 get rid of a playing card Used I Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Sat 22 Aug 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description slough n "You sluffed a diamond on that last spade trick." That is: having no spades, you threw away a diamond which you wanted to get clear of. I've heard this from several people whilst playing bridge. This is a new word to me, but they say it has been in use a long time. Perhaps it is in general use outside Newfoundland. SLOUGH (sluff in OED 3 b) - discard. withdraw? NID 4slough v 3 get rid of a playing card Used I Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Sat 22 Aug 2015
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Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
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