Mortar-board, a square college cap.
Mortgage-deed, a pawnbroker’s duplicate.
Moskeneer, to pawn with a view to obtaining more than the actual value of an article. There are, in various parts of the country, men who make MOSKENEERING a profession—that is, they buy jewellery which, though fairly good, is not so good as it seems, and pawn it as opportunity occurs. It is notorious that some men can obtain a much larger sum on a given article than others can; though the smallest of these professionals generally manage to get good livings, which does not say much for the judgment of those constant inspectors of personal property—pawnbrokers’ assistants.
Mot, a girl of indifferent character. Formerly, Mort. Dutch, MOTT-KAST, a harlotry. Mot-cart, see [LOOSE-BOX].
Mouchey, a Jew.
Mouldy, grey-headed. Servants wearing hair-powder are usually termed MOULDY-PATES by street boys.
Mouldy-grubs, travelling showmen, mountebanks who perform in the open air without tent or covering. Doing this is called MOULDY-GRUBBING.
Mount, a saddle-horse. According to quality, “a good MOUNT,” or “a bad MOUNT.”
Mount, in theatrical parlance, to prepare for production on the stage. “The piece was excellently MOUNTED.”
Mounter, a false swearer. Derived from the borrowed clothes men used to MOUNT, or dress in, when going to swear for a consideration.