mush

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That kind of mush was then eaten only by very poor people; and because it was yellow and coarse, it was nicknamed "sawdust pudding Illustration: FRANKLIN EATING "SAWDUST PUDDING Franklin gave everybody a heaping plateful, and then, filling his own, he made a hearty supper of it.

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  1. noun A thick porridge or pudding of cornmeal boiled in water or milk.
  2. noun Something thick, soft, and pulpy.
  3. noun Informal Mawkish sentimentality, affection, or amorousness.

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  • Some were cornmeal mush, and some were oat mush or wheat mush. —  Man from Mundania
  • That kind of mush was then eaten only by very poor people; and because it was yellow and coarse, it was nicknamed "sawdust pudding Illustration: FRANKLIN EATING "SAWDUST PUDDING Franklin gave everybody a heaping plateful, and then, filling his own, he made a hearty supper of it. —  The Beginner's American History
  • This method of cooking mush is the most convenient, because not much stirring is required after the corn meal is thickened A heavy aluminum kettle or an iron pot is a good utensil in which to cook mush, as it does not burn easily in either, although almost constant stirring is required. —  Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads
  • T.V. turns your brain to mush, that is a good thing to hear that there reading. —  Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories
  • No need to be so cynical or angry over the fact that this mush has been / is going to be a tremendous success. —  Pajiba
 

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porridge ·  oatmeal ·  hominy ·  pancake ·  buttermilk ·  bran ·  custard ·  marmalade ·  bacon ·  broth ·  biscuit ·  toast
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Etymologies (5)

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  1. Probably alteration of mash.
  2. Possibly alteration of French marchons, first person pl. imperative of marcher, to walk, go, from Old French; see march1.

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  1. Prob. orig. a dial. variant of mesh, variant of mash, a mixture: see mash. Not from German mus, pap.
  2. Perhaps a variant of mesh, v.
  3. mush, n.
 

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