Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1833-1867
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MUSH, n.2 A whisper, a sound, a word; a to-do. For phr. neither hush nor mush, and comb. hus(c)h-mus(c)h, see Hush, n.1. 3. (1) and (2).Ags. 1833 J. Sands Poems 106:
I never heard the cannons pappin', Nor heard a mush, till just at Wappin.Ags. 1853 W. Blair Aberbrothock 7:
Ne'er a mush was made aboot 'im fan he lay in a deed thraw.Ags. 1867 G. Donald Poems 23:
The hail kintra side at his cost micht hae crackit — She ne'er loot a mush oot to grit or to sma'.