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And yet here he is, sloughing off yet another weekend for the cause—ignoring all evidence to the contrary that a better world is possible.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2025

In others there is sloughing of the flaps and death results from toxæmia.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The sod is sloughing off on the edges, keeping it ragged.

From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John

The most common occurrence is sloughing of the tail; and in London, at the present time, dairies are to be seen in which all the cows have short-tail stumps.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert

Pressure over the hernia, with the object of returning it to the skull, is to be avoided, and the herniated portion should not be cut away unless it is sloughing, or has become pedunculated.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander