slough
1 1 noun ZOOL of reptile, insectcraiceann masc1 snake slough craiceann nathair nimhe 2 verb BIOL shed skin etc TRANSITIVEcaith verb sceith verb caill verb some reptiles slough their skin caitheann reiptílí áirithe a gcraiceann
INTRANSITIVEdo chraiceann a chaitheamhdo chraiceann a sceitheadh
3 verb BIOL of skin etc: be shed INTRANSITIVEscar verb sceith verb the scab sloughed away sceith an ghearb, thit an ghearb den chraiceann 4 verb scrape off (dead skin etc) TRANSITIVEscríob verb it sloughs away dry skin scríobann sé an craiceann tirim díot