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.
MIX METAL. A silversmith.
MOABITES. Bailiffs, or Philistines.