Mornée, f. (thieves’), mouthful.
Mornier, morneux, or marmier, m. (thieves’), shepherd.
Morniffer (popular), to slap one’s face, “to fetch a bang,” or “to give a biff,” as the Americans have it. Termed to give a “clo,” at Winchester School.
Mornifle, f. (thieves’), money, or “blunt.”
When the slow coach paused, and the gemmen storm’d,
I bore the brunt—
And the only sound which my grave lips form’d
Was “blunt”—still “blunt!”
Lord Lytton, Paul Clifford.
Mornifle tarte, spurious coin, or “queer bit.” Refiler de la —— tarte, to pass off bad coin; to be a “snide pitcher, or smasher.” Properly mornifle has the signification of cuff on the face.