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verb (used with object)
1.
to crush: He mashed his thumb with a hammer.
2.
to reduce to a soft, pulpy mass, as by beating or pressure, especially in the preparation of food.
3.
to mix (crushed malt or meal of grain) with hot water to form wort.
noun
4.
a soft, pulpy mass.
5.
a pulpy condition.
6.
a mixture of boiled grain, bran, meal, etc., fed warm to horses and cattle.
7.
crushed malt or meal of grain mixed with hot water to form wort.
8.
British Slang. mashed potatoes.
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Mashes
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English mǣsc-, masc- (in compounds); cognate with German Maische
before 1000; Middle English; Old English mǣsc-, masc- (in compounds); cognate with German Maische
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verb (used with object)
3.
to flirt with; court the affections of.
Origin:
1880–85; orig. theatrical argot; of uncertain origin
1880–85; orig. theatrical argot; of uncertain origin
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
mash
late O.E. masc-wyrt "mash-wort, infused malt," from P.Gmc. *maisk- (cf. Swed. mäsk "grains for pigs," Ger. Maisch "crushed grapes," O.E. meox "dung, filth), from PIE *meigh- "to sprinkle" (cf. O.E. miscian "to mix," Skt. mehati "urinates," Gk. omeikhein, L. meiere "to urinate," Pol. miazga "sap").
EXPANDOriginally a word in brewing; general sense of "anything reduced to a soft pulpy consistency" is recorded from 1598. Short for mashed potatoes it is attested from 1904. The verb is O.E. mæscan, from the noun.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
MASH abbr.
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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