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sloe definition

sloe (slō)

noun

  1. blackthorn (sense )
  2. the small, blue-black, plumlike fruit of the blackthorn
  3. any of various wild plums

Etymology: ME slo < OE sla, akin to Ger schlehe, Russ & OSlav sliva, plum: see livid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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