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FRUSH
Etymology 1
Verb
frush (third-person singular simple present frushes, present participle frushing, simple past and past participle frushed)
(obsolete, transitive) To break up, smash.
(obsolete, intransitive) To charge, rush violently.
(historical, transitive) To straighten up (the feathers on an arrow).
Adjective
frush (comparative more frush, superlative most frush)
Easily broken; brittle; crisp.
Noun
frush
(obsolete) noise; clatter; crash
Etymology 2
Noun
frush (plural frushes)
The frog of a horse's foot.
A discharge of a foetid or ichorous matter from the frog of a horse's foot; thrush.
Anagrams
• Fuhrs
Source: Wiktionary
Frush, v. t. Etym: [F. froisser to bruise. Cf. Froise.]
Definition: To batter; to break in pieces. [Obs.] I like thine armor well; I'll frush it and unlock the rivets all. Shak.
Frush, a.
Definition: Easily broken; brittle; crisp.
Frush, n.
Definition: Noise; clatter; crash. [R.] Southey.
Frush, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. frosch, frosk, a frog (the animal), G. frosch frog (the animal), also carney or lampass of horses. See Frog, n., 2.]
1. (Far.)
Definition: The frog of a horse's foot.
2. A discharge of a fetid or ichorous matter from the frog of a horse's foot; -- also caled thrush.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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