1600. Sir J. Oldcastle, ii. i. [Malone, Suppt. ii. 294]. You whorson bawdy priest! You old mutton-monger.
1602. Dekker, Honest Whore [Dodsley, Old Plays, iii. 406]. Is 't possible that the lord Hipolito, whose face is as civil as the outside of a dedicatory book, should be a mutton-monger?
1611. Chapman, May-day, ii. p. 38. As if you were the only noted mutton-monger in all the city.
1611. Cotgrave, Dictionarie. A noteable smel-smocke, or muttonmonger, a cunning solicitor of a wench.
1654. Webster, Appius & Virg. [Ancient Drama, v. 400], iii. Mutton's mutton now. V. Why, was it not so ever? C. No, madam, the sinners i' the suburbs had almost ta'en the name quite away from it, 'twas so cheap and common; but now 'tis at a sweet reckoning; the term time is the mutton-monger in the whole calendar.
1677. Coles, Dictionary, s.v. Mutton-monger, scortator.
1811. Lex. Bal., s.v.
1847. Halliwell, Arch. & Provin. Words, s.v. Motoner. A wencher.
Muttonous, adj. (common).—Slow;
monotonous. Fr. guitare.
Mutton-pies, subs. (rhyming).—The
eyes. For synonyms see
Peepers.
1887. Referee, 7 Nov., p. 7, col. 3. Bright as angels from the skies Were her dark-blue mutton-pies.
Mutton-thumper, subs. (book-binders').—A
bungling workman.
Mutton-walk, subs. (old).—i. The
saloon at Drury Lane theatre.
1821. Egan, Real Life, Tally-ho . . . had not yet learned to trip it lightly along the mutton-walk.
2. (common).—Any resort frequented by women of the town; specifically Piccadilly; cf. Flesh-market.
Mux, verb. (American).—To muddle
1869. Blackmore, Lorna Doone, lxii. Nicholas . . . had thoroughly muxed up everything.
1872. J. M. Bailey ('Danbury Newsman'), They all do it, 22. Stop muxin' that bread! one would think you were a drove of young hogs to see you at the table. You've eaten enough for twenty people. I shan't have you muxing and gauming up the victuals.
Muzz, verb. (common).—1. To
intoxicate.
1836. Comic Almanack, 48. While Harlequin half-Muzz'd with wine, Don't care a rush for Columbine.
2. (Westminster School).—To read.
Muzzle, subs. (common).- i. The
mouth.
1821. The Fancy, Vol. I. p. 260. He . . . got hit anywhere and everywhere, about the muzzle particularly.
1828. Jon. Bee, Picture of London, p. 113. Barbers . . . having nought more in view than to plenish the muzzles of bristly handicraftsmen.
1836. M. Scott, Cringle's Log, xiii. With which the worthy lady painted our friend's face and muzzle in a most ludicrous manner.
2. (old).—A beard.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
1811. Lex. Bal.t s.v.
Verb. (pugilistic).—1. To strike in the mouth.
1851-61. Mayhew, Lond. Labour, 1. 233. Razor George and his moll slept here the day afore Christmas; just out of 'stir' (jail), for muzzling a peeler.
2. (common).—To drink.
3. (old).—To kiss. Cf. mousle.
1697. Vanbrugh, The Relapse, i. 2. Ah, you young, hot, lusty thief, let me muzzle you. {Kisses him).
