DCHP-2
mushing [< mush, v. + -ing] North DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1a n.
travelling on foot or snowshoe.
See also: mush ((v.)) (def. 2b) musher (def. 1)
- 1899 (1930) 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
1b n.
mushing the trails, following a migratory pattern of life.
See also: pitch ((v.)) (def. 1)
- 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.
2 n.
the practice or skill of driving dogs.
See also: mush ((v.)) (def. 3a) musher (def. 2)
- 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. . . .
- 1899 (1930) 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.