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    Slush (slŭsh), n. [Cf. Sw. slaska to paddle in water, slask wet, filth.] [Written also slosh.]
    1. Soft mud.

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

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

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

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    5. (Mach.) 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.

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    Slush (slŭsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slushed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Slushing.]
    1. To smear with slush or grease; as, “to slush a mast”.

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

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