Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To walk slowly or doggedly, encountering resistance. · To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task. · To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA long, tedious walk or march. · A hard, persistent effort, session of work, or period. · A book or other media that is difficult to get through due to dullness, density, or lack of narrative momentum. · An aggressive shot played with little skill.
Probably a variation of slug (“to hit very hard”) or slough. Possibly related to slag, seen in the North Germanic languages, in association with the third verb and second noun definition.
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