Category:Slush

Slush, n. Etym: [cf. Sw. slaska to paddle in water, slask wet, Filth.] [written also slosh.]

1. Soft mud.

2. A mixture of snow and water; half-melted snow.

3. A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for Lubrication.

4. The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on Shipboard.

5. (mach.)

Defn: a mixture of white lead and lime, with which the bright parts Of machines, such as the connecting rods of steamboats, are painted To be preserved from oxidation.

Slush Slush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slushed; p. pr. & vb. n. Slushing.]

1. To smear with slush or grease; as, to slush a mast.

2. To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.