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Word of the Day - Slurry
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slurry
/ˈslʌri/
noun
mass noun
A semi-liquid mixture, typically of fine particles of manure, cement, or coal and water.
Origin
Late Middle English: related to dialect slur ‘thin mud’, of unknown origin.
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You cannot be in a big hurry
When sluicing ore down chutes as slurry.
The mountain's mud must quickly rush
So gold sinks out of the passing slush.
