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| McAdam¹ | John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836) Scottish engineer noted for the development of road making
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| mealmen |
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mealman |
| mechanic¹ | Mechanic a person: having a manual occupation; working at a trade. [OED]
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mechanics¹ |
| Members(1) | Probably members of parliament.
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| Mess(1) | Shared accommodation usually an eating place.
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| meyerbeer¹ | Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1854) German composer of opera
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| Michaelmas | The feast of St Michael (St Michael and all Angels), one of the quarter days in England, Ireland, and Wales; the date of this, 29 September. Also: a period or season around this date [OED]
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| millia murther(1) | a thousand murders. Irish
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| mill² | Bout of bare-knuckle boxing or similar unrestrained fight. [CPB]
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| mind your eye | 'Be careful', 'watch out'
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| mind_my_P's_and_Q's¹ | to mind (also watch) one's P's and Q's: to be careful or particular in one's words or behaviour; to mind one's manners.[OED]
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| Mine(1) | A firework which throws numerous crackers or similar small explosions up into the air. (OED)
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| minerva¹ | Minerva A Roman goddess, regarded as the patron of handicrafts and the arts, and later also of wisdom and prowess in war, identi-fied from an early period with the Greek Athene. [OED]
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| mizzle² | mizzle: To go away suddenly; to vanish, disappear [OED]
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mizzled² |
| mizzling(1) | Mizzle: Fine rain or drizzle; the falling of such rain [OED]
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| mocha¹ | A type of fine quality coffee, originally spec. that produced in or shipped from Yemen [OED]
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| moocher | A person who loiters aimlessly; a loafer.
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moucher |
| moonraker¹ | A simpleton or one who pretends to be so in order to hoodwink others [CPB]
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| Moppish(1) | Bewildered, confused, foolish, stupid. [OED]
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| Morpheus | (The name of) the god of dreams (popularly often taken as the god of sleep), used allusively with reference to his ability to induce dreams or sleep. Hence also (as a personification): sleep; a soporific substance, etc [OED]
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