† a-ˈslout, advb. phr. Obs.
[Derivation unknown. ? erroneously for aslont.]
Aslant, obliquely.
| c 1440 Promp. Parv. 6 Acyde, or a-slowte, oblique. c 1460 Russell Bk. Nurture in Babees Bk. (1868) 155 The salt lamprey, goben hit a slout vij. pecis y assigne. |