sish (ice)

[imitative, influenced by slush and swish]

Esp. Nfld

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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See 1918 quote.

Quotations

1887

[There was] a slight coating of "sish" or ice-scum on the harbour.

1909

Then the wind suddenly fell, and I noticed that I was travelling over loose "sish," which was like porridge and probably many feet deep.

1918

"Sish" ice is made up of tiny bits formed by the pounding together of the large pans by the heavy seas.

1924

This "sish" ice was now simply falling to bits, for the wind-pressure had disappeared.

1933

. . . each one [icepan] will be rimmed around by the splashing of the "sish."