■ verb
1》 reduce (a food or other substance) to a pulpy mass by crushing it.
↘ US & W. Indian informal press forcefully on.
2》 (in brewing) mix (powdered malt) with hot water to form wort.
3》 N. English (with reference to tea) brew or infuse.
■ noun
1》 a soft mass made by crushing a substance into a pulp.
↘ Brit. informal boiled and ~ed potatoes.
2》 bran mixed with hot water, given as a warm food to horses.
3》 (in brewing) a mixture of powdered malt and hot water, which is left standing until the sugars dissolve to form the wort.
Origin
OE māsc (used as a brewing term), of W. Gmc origin.