From HomoExcelsior

1. The dead outer skin shed by a reptile or an amphibian. 2. A layer or mass of dead tissue separated from surrounding living tissue, as in a wound, a sore, or an inflammation. 3. An outer layer or covering that is shed. 4. To be cast off or shed; come off. 5. To shed a slough. 6. To separate from surrounding living tissue. Used of dead tissue. 7. slough off former associates.

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