Slud

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Soft, wet mud or slush, especially the dirty, slippery kind found in puddles and ditches
2. A sloppy, muddy mire of soft wet earth, the kind that clings to boots and shoes
3. Wet, yielding muck or slush lying on the ground, often used in Scottish and northern English speech

Etymology: In Scots and northern English dialect, "slud" names soft, wet mud or slush, the sort that sucks at your boots on a muddy track. Its sense sits close to that of the more familiar "sludge," and the two share the same sound pattern and the same idea of wet, yielding muck underfoot. The word is a regional one, which explains why it turns up in dialect writing rather than in standard English usage.