slough n [phonetics unavailable]. In coopering, a strip of material placed over a knot-hole (P 127-76).
T 90-64 And if you had a nasty knot in your stave, you would flatten [this material] out an' then fold it back an' forth, like a dressmaker would fold a piece o' material. An' we call that a slough. Push that down where that nasty knot was an' you'd have a tight barrel.
