Metallician, subs. (obsolete racing).—A bookmaker. [From the use of
metallic books and pencils].
1887. Lic. Vict. Gazette, 2 Dec., 359. 2. He may, like Jem Smith,
have three big metallicians quarrelling for the honour of being his
‘Captain.’
1887. Daily Telegraph, 12 Mar. As for the long-suffering Australian
public, they are mulcted, except in the colony of Victoria, as
heavily as the much-taxed metallician.
Metal-rule, subs. (printers’).—An oath; an obscenity. ‘You be
metal-ruled’ = ‘You be damned.’ [From the use of ‘—’ in print].
Mettle, subs. (venery).—The semen. For synonyms see Cream and
Spendings. Mettled = amorous.
1612. Field, Woman is a Weathercock, i. 2. What a sin were it in me
... to marry a man that wants the mettle of generation.
1649. Davenant, Love & Honour, ii. 1. I must provide her ... broths
That may stir mettle in her.... I find Her no more fit for the
business of increase Than I am to be a nun.
1672. Howard, All Mistaken, iii. The very same, my mettled female.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
To fetch mettle, verb. phr. (venery).—To masturbate.—Grose (1785). For
synonyms see Frig.
Mettlesome, adj. (old: now recognised).—Bold; spirited.—Grose (1785).
[Cf. Mettle].
Mew-mew! intj. (tailors’).—In sarcasm: ‘tell that to the marines’
(q.v.).
Mice-feet. To make mice-feet o’, verb. phr. (old Scots’).—To destroy
wholly.
Mich, Micher, Michery, Miching. See Mike, Miker, Mikery, and Miking.
Michael, subs. (old).—A man.
1647. Fletcher, Woman’s Prize, i. 4. There are more maids than
Maudlin. And more men than Michael.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Michael. Hip, Michael, your head’s
on fire. See Hyp.
Mick (Mike or Micky), subs. (American).—1. An Irishman. Cf. Miker.
1869. S. L. Clemens (‘Mark Twain’), Innocents at Home, 22. The
micks got to throwing stones.