mashyadj.
/ˈmaʃi/, U.S. /ˈmæʃi/ Now rare.
Having the appearance or consistency of a mash; of the nature of a mash.
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pulpose1858
pobby1937
squidgy1973
1585 J. Sharrock tr. C. Ockland Valiant Actes Eng. Nation sig. Gv Which wearied sore, and sad, that night Carlile did safe containe. The common sort with iron boltes, and shackles fettred fast. Which for a mashy muck of coyne, all rannsom'de at the last.
1693 N. Staphorst tr. L. Rauwolf Trav. Eastern Countries iii. ii, in J. Ray Coll. Curious Trav. I. 268 Also in the adjacent Moist and Mashy Meadows, I found a delicate kind of Limonium.
1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 159 Then comes the crushing swain; the country floats, And foams unbounded with the mashy flood.
1849 Littell's Living Age 17 Mar. 514/2 You tread on something soft, and perceive that you are trampling on a small mountain of orange-peel, mingled with mashy lumps of soft and decayed fruit.
1868 All Year Round 7 Nov. 516/1 If not well drained, they [sc. the vegetables] will be mashy.
1998 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. (Nexis) 24 Sept. 4 The following basic recipes will feed one average-sized horse... It is up to you to customize and name your creation. Each barn should have its own mashy masterpiece.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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