slush

Definitions

1. 1.A mixture of snow and water; half-melted snow.
2. 2.A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
3. 3.The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
4. 4.(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.
5. 5.To smear with slush or grease; as, to slush a mast.
6. 6.To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is slush.

• What is a mixture of snow and water; half-melted snow called?
• What is a soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication called?
• What is the refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to smear with slush or grease; as, to slush a mast called?
• What is to paint with a mixture of white lead and lime called?