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- mush (n.)



[mush 词源字典] - "kind of porridge," 1670s, in the American colonies, variant of mash (n.) "soft mixture." Meaning "anything soft and thick" is attested from 1824.[mush etymology, mush origin, 英语词源]
- mush (interj.)




- command to sled dogs, first recorded 1862, as mouche, perhaps altered from French marchons! "advance!" (imperative of marcher "to march;" see march (v.)).
- mush (v.)




- "to pound to a pulp," 1781, from mush (n.). Related: Mushed; mushing.