MURPHIES. Potatoes.
MUSHROOM. A person or family suddenly raised to riches and eminence: an allusion to that fungus, which starts up in a night.
MUSIC. The watch-word among highwaymen, signifying the person is a friend, and must pass unmolested. Music is also an Irish term, in tossing up, to express the harp side, or reverse, of a farthing or halfpenny, opposed to the head.
MUTE. An undertaker's servant, who stands at the door of a person lying in state: so named from being supposed mute with grief.
MUTTON-HEADED. Stupid.
MUTTON MONGER. A man addicted to wenching.
MUTTON. In her mutton, i.e. having carnal knowledge of a woman.
MUZZLE. A beard.
MUZZLER. A violent blow on the mouth. The milling cove tipped the cull a muzzler; the boxer gave the fellow a blow on the mouth.
MYNT. See MINT.