Quick links
mushing
[< mush, v. + -ing]
North
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
This entry may contain outdated or offensive information, terms, and examples.
1an.
travelling on foot or snowshoe.
Quotations
1899
Nevertheless there is a lingering feeling that the monotonous mushing along has not been devoid of its pleasures, even amidst petty annoyances of ill-kept houses.
1910
The air was clear and cold, ideal mushing weather, and already parties were beginning to struggle into Bennett
1bn.
mushing the trails, following a migratory pattern of life.
See: pitch ((v.))(def. 1)
Quotations
1923
Weaning the red man out of his inveterate habit of "mushing the trails" has become a settled policy, and the aid of the mounted police has been more than once invoked.
2n.
the practice or skill of driving dogs.
Quotations
1910
The strain . . . had been more wearisome than a day of Yukon mushing, but dinner and a bath refreshed him.
1938
Pinasse fumbled in the pocket of his capote, pulled out an envelope and . . . began to speak, his throat husky from mushing.
1966
. . . Wilfred Charles is regarded as a sure-pop betting cinch to retain the mushing title. . . .