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Definition of Sloch

Slouch (?), n. [Cf. Icel. sl&?;kra slouching felloew, and E. slack, slug, a lazy fellow.] 1. A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.

2. An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow. [Colloq.]

Slouth hat, a soft, limp hat of unstiffened cloth or felt.

Slouch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slouched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Slouching.] 1. To droop, as the head.

2. To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner. [Colloq.]

Slouch, v. t. To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth the hat.

Slouch (?), n. [Cf. Icel. sl&?;kra slouching felloew, and E. slack, slug, a lazy fellow.] 1. A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.

2. An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow. [Colloq.]

Slouth hat, a soft, limp hat of unstiffened cloth or felt.

Slouch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slouched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Slouching.] 1. To droop, as the head.

2. To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner. [Colloq.]

Slouch, v. t. To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth the hat.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

SLOUCH. A stooping gait, a negligent slovenly fellow.
To slouch; to hang down one's head. A slouched hat:
a hat whose brims are let down.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

  • A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance
         He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.
  • any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
         The plant hung in a permanent slouch.
  • An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
  • to hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture
         Do not slouch when playing a flute.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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