Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - slew
Slew
slew
1. v. & n. (also slue) --v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by round) turn or swing forcibly or with effort out of the forward or ordinary position. --n. such a change of position. Etymology: 18th-c. Naut.: orig. unkn. 2. past of SLAY(1). 3. n. esp. US colloq. a large number or quantity. Etymology: Ir. sluagh
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see: slaysee: slough III. verb also slue Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1769 transitive verb to turn (as a telescope or a ship's spar) about a fixed point that is usually the axis, to cause to skid ; veer , intransitive verb to turn, twist, or swing about ; pivot, skid, IV. noun Etymology: perhaps from Irish slua army, host, throng, from Old Irish slúag; akin to Lithuanian slaugyti to tend Date: 1839 a large number ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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