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*Mousetails. A kind of grass, perhaps Cats’-tail, but not Myosorus. N.W. 
*Moutch. “On the moutch,” shuffling. (H.) Some meaning of Mouch 
has probably here been misunderstood. 
a Mow. In a barn, the unboarded space at each end of the threshing-floor, where 
the corn used to be heaped up for threshing. N.W. 
. *Mowing-machine Bird. Salicaria locustella, Grasshopper Warbler, 
from its peculiar note. (Birds of Wilts, p. 154.) S.W. (Mere.) 
Much. “It’s much if he do,” most likely he won’t do it. “It’s much if he 
don’t,” most likely he will. N.W. 
~ Muck. Dirt, mud, earth. N.& S.W, 
Muckle. (1) x. Manure, long straw from the stable. (Agric. of Wilts, 
ch. 7.) N. & S.W. 
(2) ‘Muckle over,” to cover over tender plants with long straw in 
autumn to protect them from frost. N.W. 
Mud up. (1) To pamper and spoil a child. S.W. (Hants bord.) 
* (2) To bring up by hand (H.), as “ Mud the child up, dooke.” (Monthly 
Mag.) 
*Mudel over. (Agric. of Wilts, ch. 7), probably a misprint for muckle 
over, 7.v. 
_Muggeroon. A mushroom. N.W. 
-Muggerum. Part of the internal fat of a pig. N.W. 
M uggle. Confusion, muddle. (A.) “Here we be, ael in a muggle like.” 
(Wilts Tales. p. 137.) N.W. 
Mullin. The headstall of a cart-horse: sometimes extended to the headstall 
___and blinkers of a carriage horse. N.W. 
Mullock. A heap of rubbish (A.B.), now applied to mine refuse in Australia. 
Mum up. To make much of, pamper, pet, and spoil. “A granny-bred child’s 
allus a-mummed up.” N. & S.W. 
Mummock. A shapeless confused mass. A clumsily-swaddled baby or 
; badly-dressed woman would be “ aal in a mummock.” N.W. 
M un. Used in addressing any person, as “ Doesn’t thee knaw that, mun?” 
me (A.) N.W. 
M ust. <A game played by children: a small stone—“‘a meggy ”—is placed on 
the top of a large one, and bowled at with other “ meggies,” of which each 
player has one. N.W. 
Nails. elvis perennis, L., Daisy. S.W. (Mere.) 
Nail-passer. A gimlet. (A.) (Wilts Tales, p. 44.) Nw. 
N aked Boys. Colchicum autumnale, L., Meadow Saffron, the flowers and 
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