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