slouch n EDD ~ sb1 5. A cotton sun-bonnet worn by women for outdoors work; SKULLY.
P 37 ~ A kind of bonnet worn by women for outdoor purposes. In summer it is a large white, thin sun-bonnet; in winter it is of a heavy dark material. T 172/3-65 Way back years ago, the old women used to wear a slouch, an' cover over their faces—tied with a string an' go [back] over their shoulders. 1972 MURRAY 155 Some [women and girls], more careful to their complexions than others, wore a 'slouch' (i.e., sunbonnet) to protect them from sunburn as they worked on the flake or in the garden. P 254-78 Some of the old women used to wear slouches when they was spreading fish.
