Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Traveling by dog-sled in arctic Alaska. See
musher .
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- verb Present participle of
mush . - noun Action of the verb to mush (
travel with adog sled ). - noun A
race with adog team.
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Examples
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He's known as the mushing mayor, and he wants nothing more for his town than more cars, more trucks and one big highway that locals hope will offer a passage to prosperity for the entire region.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PATRICK WHITE 2011
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He's known as the mushing mayor, and he wants nothing more for his town than more cars, more trucks and one big highway that locals hope will offer a passage to prosperity for the entire region.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PATRICK WHITE 2011
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At ten in the evening G. and B. came in from a five days "mushing" trip on the trails, being nearly starved and frozen.
A Woman who went to Alaska May Kellogg Sullivan
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This evening they held a meeting for the natives in camp, and I attended, but it seemed like a funeral without the friends now "mushing" on the Nome trail.
A Woman who went to Alaska May Kellogg Sullivan
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The Marshal and men are home from the Koyuk River, after four weeks of winter "mushing," and say nothing about their trip.
A Woman who went to Alaska May Kellogg Sullivan
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We were loaded so heavy we were "mushing" when we took off.
"OUR TURN NEXT" 1942
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There were two more in their gang, who were across the river "mushing" in Harrisburg.
Pictures 1907
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There were two more in their gang, who were across the river "mushing" in Harrisburg.
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"Allan was 'mushing' the long trail, same as he'd done years in the open season," Murray said, drawing a deep sigh as he opened his story.
The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Ridgwell Cullum 1905
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Enthusiasm of any kind other than mining and "mushing" enthusiasm is so rare in this land that it is welcome even when it seems wasted.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Hudson Stuck 1891
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