Hypertext Webster Gateway: "slush"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slush \Slush\, n. [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.) 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
slush
n : partially melted snow
v 1: make a splashing sound; of liquids [syn: {splash}, {splosh},
{slosh}]
2: spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over
the walls" [syn: {slosh}, {slosh around}, {slush around}]
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