slush

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The fat of the boiled meat in the coppers, formerly the perquisite of the ship's cook. Also applied to anything like plashy ground, but most commonly to snow in a thaw. Any wet dirt.

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Slush
·noun Soft mud. II. Slush ·noun A mixture of snow and water; half-melted snow. III. Slush ·vt To p...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
slush
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
slush
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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A foul feeder, one that eats much greasy food. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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A bucket kept in the tops, to grease the masts, sheets, &c., to make all run smoothly. ...

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slush-ice
The first layer which forms when the surface is freezing. ...

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