slaw

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

slaw, n. [D. sla, contr. fr. salade, OD. salaet, salad. See Salad.].

 Sliced cabbage served as a salad, cooked or uncooked.  [1913 Webster]

slaw, p. p. 

 p. p. of Slee, to slay.  [1913 Webster]
"With a sword drawn out he would have slaw himself."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

slaw, n. coleslaw.

Etymology

Du. sla, shortened f. salade SALAD

THESAURUS

slaw

Caesar salad, Jell-O salad, Waldorf salad, ambrosia, aspic, chef salad, cole slaw, combination salad, crab Louis, fruit salad, green salad, herring salad, macaroni salad, potato salad, salad, salade, salmagundi, tossed salad