To MILL. To rob; also to break, beat out, or kill. I'll
mill your glaze; I'll beat out your eye. To mill a bleating
cheat; to kill a sheep. To mill a ken; to rob a house.
To mill doll; to beat hemp in bridewell. CANT.
MILL LAY. To force open the doors of houses in order to
rob them.
MILLER. A murderer.
MINE A-SE ON A BANDBOX. An answer to the offer of any
thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is wanted, just
as a bandbox would be if used for a seat.
MINE UNCLE'S. A pawnbroker's shop; also a necessary
house. Carried to my uncle's; pawned. New-married
men are also said to go to their uncle's, when they leave
their wives soon after the honey moon.
MINIKIN. A little man or woman: also the smallest sort
of pin.
MINOR CLERGY. Young chimney sweepers.
MINT. Gold. A mint of money; common phrase for a
large sum.
MISCHIEF. A man loaded with mischief, i.e. a man with
his wife on his back.
MISH. A shirt, smock, or sheet. CANT.
MISH TOPPER. A coat, or petticoat.
MISS. A miss or kept mistress; a harlot.
MISS LAYCOCK. The monosyllable.
MITE. A nick name for a cheesemonger: from the small
insect of that name found in cheese.