slaugh

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch sla, shortened from salade (salad, lettuce). See also slaw.

Noun

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slaugh

  1. (dated) Slaw.
    • 1839, Mrs. Lettice Bryan, The Kentucky Housewife: Containing Nearly Thirteen Hundred Full Receipts, page 192:
      COLD SLAUGH: Select firm, fragile heads of cabbage (no other kinds being suitable for slaugh) ...
    • 1881, Mrs. H. Howson, Home cookery, Jackson Brothers, page 47:
      COLE SLAUGH
    • 1890, Wehman's cook book : a complete collection of valuable recipes suited to every household and all tastes, H.J. Wehman, page 50:
      COLD SLAUGH.—Shave cabbage fine; ...

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