A long, tedious walk or march.
A hard, persistent effort, session of work, or period.
It is as if Mr. Faulks had bled his own prose white, draining it of emotion in order to capture the endless enervating slog of war.
A book or other media that is difficult to get through due to dullness, density, or lack of narrative momentum.
Probably a variation of slug (“to hit very hard”) or slough. Possibly related to slag, seen in the North Germanic languages, in association with the third verb and second noun definition.
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To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task.
To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.