MOSES. To stand Moses: a man is said to stand Moses
when he has another man's bastard child fathered upon
him, and he is obliged by the parish to maintain it.
MOSS. A cant term for lead, because both are found on the
tops of buildings.
MOSSY FACE. The mother of all saints.
MOT. A girl, or wench. See MORT.
MOTHER, or THE MOTHER. A bawd. Mother abbess: the same. Mother midnight; a midwife. Mother in law's bit; a small piece, mothers in law being supposed not apt to overload the stomachs of their husband's children.
MOTHER OF ALL SAINTS. The Monosyllable.
MOTHER OF ALL SOULS. The same. IRISH.
MOTHER OF ST. PATRICK. The same. IRISH.
MOTHER OF THE MAIDS. A bawd.
MOUCHETS. Small patches worn by ladies: from the French word mouches.