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Vocabulary Entry
sloe
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A dark blue or blackish fruit of the blackthorn, similar to a small plum.
Example Sentences
"The sloe berries were ripe for picking in the late summer."
"She made a delicious sloe gin from the fruit she foraged."
"Sloe bushes can often be found in hedgerows across the countryside."
V
verb
To harvest sloe fruit or to infuse it in alcoholic beverages.
Example Sentences
"They decided to sloe some berries this weekend for their homemade liqueur."
"After a long hike, we sloe the wild fruits we found along the way."
"I plan to sloe the blackthorn berries for a refreshing drink."