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musher

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mush 1  (msh)
n.
1. A thick porridge or pudding of cornmeal boiled in water or milk.
2. Something thick, soft, and pulpy.
3. Informal Mawkish sentimentality, affection, or amorousness.
tr.v. mushed, mush·ing, mush·es
To reduce to mush; mash or crush.

[Probably alteration of mash.]

mush 2  (msh)
v. mushed, mush·ing, mush·es
v.intr.
To travel, especially over snow with a dogsled.
v.tr.
To drive (a dogsled or team of dogs).
n.
A journey, especially by dogsled.
interj.
Used to command a team of dogs to begin pulling or move faster.

[Possibly alteration of French marchons, first person pl. imperative of marcher, to walk, go, from Old French; see march1.]

musher n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.musher - a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team
traveler, traveller - a person who changes location


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For three days Perrault and Francois threw chests up and down the main street of Skaguay and were deluged with invitations to drink, while the team was the constant centre of a worshipful crowd of dog-busters and mushers.
 
 
 
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