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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States;
[syn: nimblewill, nimble Will, Muhlenbergia schreberi]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[=o]h a hollow place; cf. MHG. sl[=u]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug to swallow. Gr. ????? to hiccough, to sob.] 1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] He's here stuck in a slough. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. [Pronounced sl[=oo].] A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river. Note: [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt sloo, and slue.] [1913 Webster] Slough grass (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for grasses of the genus Muhlenbergia; -- called also drop seed, and nimble Will. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nimble \Nim"ble\ (n[i^]m"b'l), a. [Compar. Nimbler (n[i^]m"bl[~e]r); superl. Nimblest (n[i^]m"bl[e^]st).] [OE. nimel, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. nimen to take, AS. niman; akin to D. nemen, G. nehmen, OHG. neman, Icel. nema, Goth. nima, and prob. to Gr. ne`mein to distribute. [root] 7. Cf. Nomand, Numb.] Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift. [1913 Webster] Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed, nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc. [1913 Webster] Nimble Will (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass (Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley. [1913 Webster] Syn: Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nimble Will n 1: slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States [syn: nimblewill, nimble Will, Muhlenbergia schreberi]