MASH (3)

Mash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mashing.] [[Akin to G. meischen, maischen, to mash, mix, and prob. to mischen, E. mix. See 2d Mash.]] To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing), to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort. Mashing tub, a tub for making the mash in breweries and distilleries; — called also mash tun, and mash vat.