Meaning & use
Sloe
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The small, dark blue-black, sour fruit of the blackthorn shrub, often used to make sloe gin and preserves.
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They gathered sloes from the hedgerow to make sloe gin for Christmas.
Sloe is far too tart to eat straight off the bush.
A note on using this word
The bluish-black color of the fruit gives us the term 'sloe-eyed,' describing dark, almond-shaped eyes.
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