Slut \Slut\ (sl[u^]t), n. [OE. slutte; cf. OD. slodde a slut, Icel. sl["o]ttr a heavy, loglike fellow, slota to droop.] 1. An untidy woman; a slattern.
Sluts are good enough to make a sloven's porridge. --Old Proverb.
2. A servant girl; a drudge. [Obs.]
Our little girl Susan is a most admirable slut, and pleases us mightily, doing more service than both the others. --Pepys.
3. A female dog; a bitch.
Where you used "the old-fashioned word slut" in discussing sexual sins, you might have used other oldfashioned words to describe the greed, avarice and coveting that mark our material sins.
Ms. Cihaski called Ms. Esker a "slut" and grabbed her throat.