Add to ORKGslew nMr. Devine gives the expression to 'take a _slew_ around' as meaning to go for a quiet stroll without any definite aim. meaning to go for a quiet stroll without any definite aim.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG. M. Story August 1959Used IUsed I1Used ICp SLEW v. , CRUISE n., [see 'dodge', etc.] 'skewed' - ?Source is cited in the DNE but citation is stamped not use
soak vTo walk along heavily and slowly. To sail along in a schooner with little or no wind, e.g. Th...
glareI was having a hard time keeping the sleigh straight on the glare ice when all of a sudden it s...
slew n(One s. o'y'r heye). One look.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG. M. Story April 1962Used IUsed I2Used IC...
slew v1. Slue around the punt. 2. Slue means to turn around.turn aroundYesJ. D. A. WIDDOWSON COLL...
slew na. A short walk.a short walkPRINTED ITEM DNE-citG. M. Story July 1959Used IUsed I1Used ICp S...
slew nTo move to one side; to turn around. Also a _cruise_ on foot. "I'll take a _slew_ around the ...
slew vto turn around "I slew around (nautical) extended meaning: to turn around (of person) as in ...
slew vSLUE, To. To turn anything round or over _in situ_: especially expressing the movement of a g...
slew vUncle Walt...who was fishing for 76 years, told me that he would never slew his boat against ...
slewed p pplThat house is slued.1962 WK DNE-citUsed INot used1Used I[see 'slew', sloo, slue round] ...
slatter nPerhaps meaning slatternly sling. An expressive nautical substitute for the English "sixes...
slew v34. blar: to turn with an oar or just to turn is called slew around in Little Bay & Little Ba...
slew n_Words_ [PT] _gobstick_ : Stick used by trawl fishermen to get the hook ...
slew v- to turn about in a quick almost pivotal action, esp. in reference to a vessel or a person: ...
slob v[Stuck in slob.] Have you ever seen slob haulin' ? If you have you'll understand.... 'Just...
soak vTo walk along heavily and slowly. To sail along in a schooner with little or no wind, e.g. Th...
glareI was having a hard time keeping the sleigh straight on the glare ice when all of a sudden it s...
slew n(One s. o'y'r heye). One look.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG. M. Story April 1962Used IUsed I2Used IC...
slew v1. Slue around the punt. 2. Slue means to turn around.turn aroundYesJ. D. A. WIDDOWSON COLL...
slew na. A short walk.a short walkPRINTED ITEM DNE-citG. M. Story July 1959Used IUsed I1Used ICp S...
slew nTo move to one side; to turn around. Also a _cruise_ on foot. "I'll take a _slew_ around the ...
slew vto turn around "I slew around (nautical) extended meaning: to turn around (of person) as in ...
slew vSLUE, To. To turn anything round or over _in situ_: especially expressing the movement of a g...
slew vUncle Walt...who was fishing for 76 years, told me that he would never slew his boat against ...
slewed p pplThat house is slued.1962 WK DNE-citUsed INot used1Used I[see 'slew', sloo, slue round] ...
slatter nPerhaps meaning slatternly sling. An expressive nautical substitute for the English "sixes...
slew v34. blar: to turn with an oar or just to turn is called slew around in Little Bay & Little Ba...
slew n_Words_ [PT] _gobstick_ : Stick used by trawl fishermen to get the hook ...
slew v- to turn about in a quick almost pivotal action, esp. in reference to a vessel or a person: ...
slob v[Stuck in slob.] Have you ever seen slob haulin' ? If you have you'll understand.... 'Just...
soak vTo walk along heavily and slowly. To sail along in a schooner with little or no wind, e.g. Th...
glareI was having a hard time keeping the sleigh straight on the glare ice when all of a sudden it s...
slew n(One s. o'y'r heye). One look.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG. M. Story April 1962Used IUsed I2Used IC...