Slued

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Slue \Slue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slued}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Sluing}.] [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or
     incline to a side; cf. Icel. sn?a to turn, bend.] [Written
     also {slew}.]
     1. (Naut.) 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.
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     2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used
        reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.]
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              They laughed, and slued themselves round. --Dickens.
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