'Nimble Will' definitions:

Definition of 'nimble Will'

noun

Slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States [syn: nimblewill, nimble Will, Muhlenbergia schreberi]

From: GCIDE

Nimble \Nim"ble\ (n[i^]m"b'l), a. [Compar. Nimbler (n[i^]m"bl[~e]r); superl. Nimblest (n[i^]m"bl[e^]st).] [OE. nimel, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. nimen to take, AS. niman; akin to D. nemen, G. nehmen, OHG. neman, Icel. nema, Goth. nima, and prob. to Gr. ne`mein to distribute. [root] 7. Cf. Nomand, Numb.] Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift. [1913 Webster]
Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed, nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc. [1913 Webster]
Nimble Will (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass (Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[=o]h a hollow place; cf. MHG. sl[=u]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug to swallow. Gr. ????? to hiccough, to sob.]
1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
He's here stuck in a slough. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
2. [Pronounced sl[=oo].] A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.
Note: [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt sloo, and slue.] [1913 Webster]
Slough grass (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for grasses of the genus Muhlenbergia; -- called also {drop seed}, and nimble Will. [1913 Webster]