slumgullion

[ sluhm-guhl-yuh n, sluhm-guhl- ]

/ slʌmˈgʌl yən, ˈslʌmˌgʌl- /

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.

Origin of slumgullion

1840–50, Americanism; compare Scots, Hiberno-English gullion quagmire, cesspool

We could not eat the bread or the meat, nor drink the "slumgullion."

Roughing It |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
We could not eat the bread or the meat, or drink the 10 "slumgullion."

Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year |E.C. Hartwell
With a mocking gurgle, about a dram of “slumgullion” passed into his mouth.

The Mascot of Sweet Briar Gulch |Henry Wallace Phillips
“I would have dreamed about turkey dinners and slumgullion and fudge,” said Slim, spearing his fourth potato.

The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle |Hildegard G. Frey

His fondness for paddling in the ditches and "slumgullion" at one time suggested a water spaniel.

Selected Stories |Bret Harte

slumgullion

/ (slʌmˈɡʌljən, ˈslʌmˌɡʌl-) /

slang an inexpensive stew

offal, esp the refuse from whale blubber

a reddish mud deposited in mine sluices

C19: from slum in US sense slime + gullion, perhaps variant of cullion testicles