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

  Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w
     slow. See {Slow}.]
     1. Slowness; tardiness.
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              These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor


              This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak.
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     2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness;
        idleness.
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              [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and
              sloth.                                --Milton.
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              Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears.
                                                    --Franklin.
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     3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates
        constituting the family {Bradypodidae}, and the suborder
        Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long
        prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see
        Illust. of {Edentata}), and the ears and tail are
        rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and
        Mexico.
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     Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera {Bradypus}
           and {Arctopithecus}, of which several species have been
           described. They have three toes on each foot. The
           best-known species are collared sloth ({Bradypus
           tridactylus}), and the ai ({Arctopitheus ai}). The
           two-toed sloths, consisting the genus {Cholopus}, have
           two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot.
           The best-known is the unau ({Cholopus didactylus}) of
           South America. See {Unau}. Another species ({Cholopus
           Hoffmanni}) inhabits Central America.
           Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as
           Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths.
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     {Australian sloth}, or {Native sloth} (Zool.), the koala.
  
     {Sloth animalcule} (Zool.), a tardigrade.
  
     {Sloth bear} (Zool.), a black or brown long-haired bear
        ({Melursus ursinus}, or {Melursus labiatus}), native of
        India and Ceylon; -- called also {aswail}, {labiated
        bear}, and {jungle bear}. It is easily tamed and can be
        taught many tricks.
  
     {Sloth monkey} (Zool.), a loris.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aswail \As"wail\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
     The sloth bear ({Melursus labiatus}) of India.
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