1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
1811. Lex. Bal., s.v.
Verb. (old: now recognised).—To crowd; to hustle; to annoy. Hence
mobbing.
1741. H. Walpole, Letters, No. 9, 12 Nov. The city-shops are full
of favours, the streets of marrowbones and cleavers, and the night
will be full of mobbing, bonfires, and lights.
1754. Martin, Eng. Dict., 2nd ed. s.v.
1759. Townley, High Life below Stairs, i. 2. Ay, let us begone; for
the common people do so stare at us—we shall certainly be mobbed.
1884. Burroughs, Birds and Poets, p. 41. They swarm about him like
flies, and literally mob him back into his dusky retreat.
Swell-mob. See Swell-mob.
Mobility, (or Mobocracy). See Mob, subs., sense 1.
Mobsman, subs. (thieves’).—A pickpocket: i.e., a member of the
swell-mob (q.v.).
1851–61. H. Mayhew, Lon. Lab., iv. 25. Mobsmen, or those who
plunder by manual dexterity.
Mockered, adj. (common).—Full of holes: e.g., a ragged handkerchief, or
a blotched or pitted face.
Mocteroof, verb. (Covent Garden).—To doctor or fake (q.v.) damaged
produce: e.g., pines are washed with a solution of gum; chestnuts
shaken in a bag with bees-wax, etc.
Model (The), subs. (old).—See quot.
1856. H. Mayhew, Gt. World of London, p. 113. This is Pentonville
Prison, vulgarly known as the model.
Modern Babylon, subs. (common).—London. Modern Athens = Edinburgh.
Modest, adj. and adv.. (colloquial).—A vulgarism expressive of
moderation; the reverse of large (q.v.). Hence, modest quencher = a
small drink.
Modicum, subs. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see
Monosyllable.
1675. Cotton, Scoffer Scofft, in Works (1725), p. 258. Such knees,
such thighs, and such a bum And such a, such a modicum.
Mods, subs. (Oxford University).—The first public examination for
degrees. [An abbreviation of ‘Moderations’].
1887. Chambers’ Journal, 14 May, 310. Mods cannot be attempted
until the end of one year from matriculation, and need not be
tackled until the expiration of two.
Moey, subs. (common).—1. The mouth. For synonyms see Potato-trap.