Maskee, never mind, no consequence.—Anglo-Chinese.
Massacre of the innocents, when the leader of the House of Commons goes through the doleful operation of devoting to extinction a number of useful measures at the end of the session, for want of time to pass them. Vide Times, 20th July, 1859: Mr. C. Foster, on altering the time of the legislative sessions.—Parliamentary Slang.
Master of the Mint, a gardener.
Master of the Rolls, a baker.
Mate, the term a coster or low person applies to a friend, partner, or companion; “me and my MATE did so and so,” is a common phrase with a low Londoner. Originally a sea term.
Matey, a labourer in one of Her Majesty’s dockyards. Common elaboration of the word MATE.
Maudlin, Magdalen College, Oxford. This is the old English pronunciation of the word.
Mauley, a fist, that with which one strikes as with a mall.—Pugilistic.
Mauley, a signature, from MAULEY, a fist; “put your fist to it,” is sometimes said by a tradesman when desiring a fellow-trader to put his signature to a bill or note.
Maund, to beg; “MAUNDERING on the fly,” begging of people in the streets.—Old Cant. Maung, to beg, is a term in use amongst the gipsies, and may also be found in the Hindoo vocabulary. Maund, however, is pure Anglo-Saxon, from MAND, a basket. Compare BEG, which is derived from BAG—a curious parallel.