MULL. Derived from the Gaelic mullach, a promontory or island; as Mull of Galloway, Mull of Cantyre, Isle of Mull. Also, when things are mismanaged; "we have made a mull of it."
MULLET. A well-known fish, of which there are several species. The gray mullet, Mugil capito, and the red mullet, Mullus surmuletus, are the most common on the British coast.
MULLS. The nickname of the English in Madras, from mulligatawney having been a standard dish amongst them.
MULREIN. A name in the Firth of Forth for the frog-fish, Lophius piscatorius.
MULTIPLE STARS. When several stars appear in close proximity to each other, they are spoken of, collectively, as a multiple star.
MUMBO JUMBO. A strange minister of so-called justice on the Gold Coast, who is usually dressed up for the purpose of frightening women and children. He is the arbiter of domestic strife.
MUNDUC. A sailor employed at the pearl-fishery, to haul up the diver and oysters.
MUNDUNGUS [from the Spanish mondongo, refuse, offal]. Bad, rank, and dirty tobacco.
MUN-FISH. Rotten fish, used in Cornwall for manure.
MUNITION BREAD. Contract or commissariat bread; Brown George.