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Meaning of SLAW

Pronunciation:  slo

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  basically shredded cabbage
 
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 Synonyms: coleslaw
 
 See Also: salad

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Slaw\, n. [D. sla, contr. fr. salade, OD. salaet, salad.
    See {Salad}.]
    Sliced cabbage served as a salad, cooked or uncooked.
    
  2. \Slaw\, Slawen \Slaw"en\, obs.
    p. p. of {Slee}, to slay.
          With a sword drawn out he would have slaw himself.
                                                   --Wyclif (Acts
                                                   xvi. 27.)
    
 

 

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