130 Contributions towards a Wiltshire Glossary. 
Monkey Nut. Poa annua, L., Meadow Grass ; eaten by boys for its nut- 
like flavour. S.W. (Salisbury.) 
Monkey-plant. Garden Mimulus. (Wild Life, ch. 8.) N.W. 
Moon-daisy. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, L., Ox-eye Daisy. (Great 
Estate, ch. 2.) A very general name, especially in N. Wilts. The flowers 
are sometimes called Moons. N. &S W. 
Moonied up. Coddled and spoilt by injudicious bringing up. “ Gells as be 
moonied up so beant never no good.” N. & S.W. 
Moots. Roots of trees left in the ground. (A.) See Stowls. EW. 
Mop. (1) <A Statute Fair for hiring servants (A.); also used in Gloue. 
(Wilts Tales, p. 33.) N.W. 
(2) <A rough tuft of grass. 
Moral. A child is said to be the “ very moral,” or exact likeness, of its 
father. N. & S.W. 
More. See Mar. 
Moreish. Appetizing, so good that you want more of it. “Viggy pudden 
be oncommon moreish.” N. & S.W. 
Most-in-deal. Usually, generally. (A.B.) Most-in-general is more 
commonly used. N.W. 
Mother-of-thousands. Sazifraga sarmentosa, UL. S.W. 
*Mother Shimbles’ Snick-needles. Steldaria Holostea,L., Greater 
Stitchwort. (Sarum Dioc. Gazette.) S.W. (Zeals.) 
Mothery. Thick, muddy, as spoilt beer or vinegar. (A.B.) N. & S.W. 
Mouch, Mooch. (1) ». To prowl about the woods and lanes, picking up 
such unconsidered trifles as nuts, watercresses, blackberries, ferns, and 
flower-roots, with an occasional turn at poaching (Gamekeeper at Home, 
ch. 7); to pilfer out-of-doors, as an armful of clover from the fresh-cut 
swathe. (Hodge and his Masters, ch. 23.) N. & S.W. 
(2) »w. To play the truant. N. & 8.W. 
(8) v. To be sulky or out of temper. N. & S.W. 
(4) m. “In a mouch,” in a bad temper. “On the mouch,” gone off 
mouching. N. & S.W. 
Moucher, Moocher. (1) A truant. (A.) See Berry-moucher, N.&S8.W. 
(2) A man who lives by mouching, (Gamekeeper, ch.7.) WN. & S.W. 
Moulter. Of birds, to moult. N.W. 
Mound. (1) 2. A hedge. In general use in N. Wilts. N. & S.W. 
(2) v. To hedge in or enclose. N.W. 
Mouse. The “mouse” is a small oblong piece of muscle, under the blade-bone 
of a pig. N.W. 
