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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