Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Coleslaw.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete (Scotch) form of
slow . - noun Sliced cabbage, served cooked or uncooked as a salad.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Sliced cabbage served as a salad, cooked or uncooked.
- p. p. of
slee , to slay.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US, Canada
Coleslaw .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun basically shredded cabbage
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Examples
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The refreshing crunch of the slaw is the perfect complement to the creamy, spicy and smoky sweet potatoes and black beans.
Archive 2009-01-01 Laura 2009
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The refreshing crunch of the slaw is the perfect complement to the creamy, spicy and smoky sweet potatoes and black beans.
Southwestern Sweet Potato Hash Served With Cabbage & Corn Slaw With Cilantro-Orange Dressing Laura 2009
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The slaw is about to become one of my fallback slaws -- also quick, easy and delicious.
Southwestern Sweet Potato Hash Served With Cabbage & Corn Slaw With Cilantro-Orange Dressing Laura 2009
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The slaw is about to become one of my fallback slaws -- also quick, easy and delicious.
Archive 2009-01-01 Laura 2009
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The cole slaw is traditional; the sauce blends balsamic vinegar and maple syrup.
Buttermilk fried chicken waffles – impossible wine pairing? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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The sharp clean taste of the raw fennel, which I love in a fennel slaw, is mellowed and transformed.
Elizabeth David: Fennel and Parmesan Lindy 2007
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A 1/4 chicken with potato salad or cole slaw is only $4.25 ($4.75 if you want white meat), and a 1/2 chicken with potato salad or cole slaw comes in at an awesome $5.35.
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The sharp clean taste of the raw fennel, which I love in a fennel slaw, is mellowed and transformed.
Toast: Lindy 2007
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The slaw is good, but theother items need slaw too!
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Looks like this slaw is right in line with all that mayo.
Side of Slaw Lindy 2006
ruzuzu commented on the word slaw
Ha! I like the "basically shredded cabbage" definition from Wordnet.
July 28, 2011
fbharjo commented on the word slaw
Basically 'Who slew the slaw?' in other words. and who saw it if it is a mystory (sic) novel!
July 28, 2011
rolig commented on the word slaw
So then what would elaborately shredded cabbage be?
July 28, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word slaw
Well, it's not coleslaw.
July 28, 2011
rolig commented on the word slaw
Or even cold slaw (the eggcorn I grew up with), which of course must be served chilled.
July 28, 2011
yarb commented on the word slaw
Same eggcorn here rolig!
July 29, 2011
reesetee commented on the word slaw
Weirdnet again....
This is how my dad says "coleslaw"--as though using the entire word is just too exacting. Likewise, hot dogs are simply "dogs."
July 29, 2011