What's the difference between sloe and slue?

Sloe


Definition:

  • (n.) A small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); also, the tree itself.

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  • (1) 'Portland, Oregon and sloe gin fizz, if that ain't love then tell me what is, uh huh…" Best name in the league... You're not fooling anyone Simon.
  • (2) Gin sales jumped 55% compared with the previous year, with upmarket products such as Warner Edwards rhubarb gin and Sipsmith sloe gin performing particularly well.
  • (3) It was a fantastic autumn for fruits, berries and nuts, especially apple and sloe, beech nuts and acorns.
  • (4) The prickles were of palm-tree (2 cases), sloe-tree (2 cases) or unknown (2 cases) origin.
  • (5) Right now wade, ankle deep, through flame-coloured leaves, catch a glimpse of ripening blue sloes shimmering in the undergrowth and dodge overhanging boughs laden with berries and rose hips.
  • (6) An abundance of holly, mistletoe and other berries such as sloe and hawthorn this autumn and early winter, far from being a predictor of cold and snow, has been a reaction to the warm spring when the trees could produce more blossoms.

Slue


Definition:

  • (n.) A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d Slough, 2.
  • (v. t.) 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.
  • (v. t.) In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round.
  • (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.
  • (n.) See Sloough, 2.

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