Slush

n. [Written also slosh.] [See SLUDGE and SLOUGH.] 1. Soft mud; sludge; slosh. 2. A mixture of snow and water; snow-broth. [Scottish and Prov. Eng. Collog. U. S.] 3. A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication. 4. The refuse grease and fat, especially from salt meat, collected in cooking, especially on shipboard. 5. (Mach.) A mixture of white lead and lime, with which the bright parts of machines, such as the connecting rods of steamboats, are painted to be preserved from oxidation.