Sludge hole, the hand-hole, or manhole, in a steam boiler, by means of
which sediment can be removed.
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Slud"ger (slj"r), n. A bucket for removing mud from a bored hole; a
sand pump.
Slud"y (?), a. Miry; slushy.
Slue (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slued (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Sluing
(&?;).] [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a
side; cf. Icel. sn&?;a to turn, bend.] [Written also slew.] 1. (Naut.)
To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or
piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body.
2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and
followed by round. [Colloq.]
They laughed, and slued themselves round.
Dickens.
Slue, v. i. To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide
and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by
round.