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‖ mushla|ˈmʌʃlɔː| Also 7 mushelaw, 7–9 mishlaw. [Mosquito mushla (A. Henderson).] A fermented liquor from plantain, cassava, maize, etc.
1697W. Dampier Voy. xi. 314 The Moskito Indians will take a ripe Plantain and roast it; then take a pint and half of Water in a Calabash, and squeeze the Plantain in pieces with their hands, mixing it with the Water; then they drink it all off together: this they call Mishlaw. c1699M. W. Mosqueto Indians in Collect. Voy. (Churchill 1732) VI. 293 Their plantain drink they call Mushelaw. 1827O. W. Roberts Voy. Centr. Amer. 128 Preparations were making for a grand feast and mishlaw drink. 1842T. Young Narr. Resid. Mosquito Shore iii. 33 It is a custom to let their quarrels rest until they get inflamed by their filthy mushla. |