mud ((n.))

North

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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muskeg, bog mud, etc. applied to the runners of a dog-sled so that it freezes into a smooth-sliding surface.

Quotations

1942

For generations the Eskimos have used "mud" as a shoeing on the runners of their sleds. North mud is muskeg or decayed mosses and vegetable matter.

1946

"It's hardly worth while patching the [komatik] mud since it's so mild."