slue

Example Sentences

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Then with a violent contortion you slue your body round and serve, whereupon your opponent perceives that you are playing, and that it is just one more ordinary fault into the wrong court.

From Happy Days by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)

Why can't your mate there hand me the end of that painter, and slue her round?

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

There were plenty of light carriage guns in the fort; and when information was brought him, Lieutenant Lyons ordered us to slue round two of them, and bring them close up to the gate.

From Old Jack by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Even if he does not turn completely round, he is forced to slue himself, as it is called, so far as to show some portion of his white belly.

From The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels by Hall, Basil

That day we had a little diversion, for we saw the "Gila" come down the river and up the slue, and tie up directly alongside of us.

From Vanished Arizona by Summerhayes, Martha