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 a dog sled).
  • noun A race with a dog team.

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • We were loaded so heavy we were "mushing" when we took off.

    "OUR TURN NEXT" 1942

  • There were two more in their gang, who were across the river "mushing" in Harrisburg.

    Pictures 1907

  • There were two more in their gang, who were across the river "mushing" in Harrisburg.

    Pictures - Stray Memories of Life in the Underworld 1907

  • "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

  • 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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