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slumgullion
[sluhm-guhl-yuhn, sluhm-guhl-]
noun
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a beverage made weak or thin, as watery tea, coffee, or the like.
the refuse from processing whale carcasses.
a reddish, muddy deposit in mining sluices.
slumgullion
/ slʌmˈɡʌljən, ˈslʌmˌɡʌl- /
noun
slangan inexpensive stew
offal, esp the refuse from whale blubber
a reddish mud deposited in mine sluices
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of slumgullion1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of slumgullion1
Example Sentences
She even asked, actually asked, to be shown how to make “slumgullion”—she who a few months before had scornfully maintained that cooking was for servants and not for ladies.
"I like Samson, I do, the poor old good-for-nothing lump of slumgullion."
Then they handed us a mess which some of us called 'slumgullion,' composed of diseased beef.
“I would have dreamed about turkey dinners and slumgullion and fudge,” said Slim, spearing his fourth potato.
With a mocking gurgle, about a dram of “slumgullion” passed into his mouth.
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