MONKEY’S ALLOWANCE, to get blows instead of alms, more kicks than
half-pence.
MONKERY, the country, or rural districts. _Old_ word for a quiet, or
monastic life.—_Hall._
MOOCH, to sponge; to obtrude yourself upon friends just when they
are about to sit down to dinner, or other lucky time—of course quite
accidentally.—Compare HULK. To slink away, and allow your friend to pay
for the entertainment. _In Wiltshire_, ON THE MOUTCH is to shuffle.
MOOCHING, or ON THE MOOCH, on the look out for any articles or
circumstances which may be turned to a profitable account; watching in
the streets for odd jobs, scraps, horses to hold, &c.
MOOE, the mouth; the female generative organ.—_Gipsey_ and _Hindoo_.
_Shakespere_ has MOE, to make mouths.
MOON, a month—generally used to express the length of time a person has
been sentenced by the magistrate; thus “ONE MOON” is one month.—_See_
DRAG. It is a curious fact that the Indians of America and the roaming
vagabonds of England should both calculate time by the MOON.
MOONEY, intoxicated.—_Household Words_, No. 183.
MOONLIGHT, or MOONSHINE, smuggled gin.
MOONSHINE, palaver, deception, humbug.
MOP, a hiring place (or fair) for servants. Steps are being taken
to put down these assemblages, which have been proved to be greatly
detrimental to the morality of the poor.