sish n

sish n How does an ocean freeze, right before your eyes? Well, first it's patches of gray slush.Ship makes pleasant hissing noise passing through. Germans call it _Eisbrei_, 'ice porridge'; Newfoundlanders rather onomatopoetically refer to it as 'sish.' More technically, goo...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1987
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/44090
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Summary:sish n How does an ocean freeze, right before your eyes? Well, first it's patches of gray slush.Ship makes pleasant hissing noise passing through. Germans call it _Eisbrei_, 'ice porridge'; Newfoundlanders rather onomatopoetically refer to it as 'sish.' More technically, good old British Admiralty _Arctic Pilot_ defines as 'ice spicules and thin plates about one-third of an inch across, known as frazil crystals.' PRINTED ITEM DNE-Sup G.M.Story DEC. 8 1987 WK [Add to DNE sish n, to T-1965 cite] Used Sup Used Sup Used Sup Eisbrei, ice porridge