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.
© Webster 1913.
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.
© Webster 1913.