Mob*oc"ra*cy (?), n. [Mob rabble + -cracy, as in democracy.] A
condition in which the lower classes of a nation control public affairs
without respect to law, precedents, or vested rights.
It is good name that Dr. Stevens has given to our present situation
(for one can not call it a government), a mobocracy.
Walpole.
Mob"o*crat (?), n. One who favors a form of government in which the
unintelligent populace rules without restraint. Bayne.
Mob`o*crat"ic (?), a. Of, or relating to, a mobocracy.
Moc"ca*sin (?), n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.] [Sometimes
written moccason.] 1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather,
the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn
by the American Indians.
2. (Zoöl.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water
moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water.
Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish
yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon
atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.
Moccasin flower (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper (Cypripedium
acaule) found in North America. The lower petal is two inches long, and
forms a rose-colored moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods
under coniferous trees.
Moc"ca*sined (?), a. Covered with, or wearing, a moccasin or moccasins.
"Moccasined feet." Harper's Mag.
Mo"cha (?), n. 1. A seaport town of Arabia, on the Red Sea.