3.  A  number  of  horses,  or  cattle,
part  of  a  flock  of  sheep  :  a  flock  is  the
total  number  of  fleeces  tended  by
one  shepherd ;  any  portion  of  it  being
a  mob.  4.  A  wanton.  As  verb,  to
crowd,  hustle,  annoy  :  hence  mobbing
(1741).  See  Swell-mob.
Mobility  (or  Moboeracy).  See
Mob.
Mobsman.  A  pickpocket:  i.e.  a
member  of  the  swell-mob  (q.v. )  ( 1851 ).
Mockered.  Full  of  holes :  e.g.
a  ragged  handkerchief,  a  blotched  or
pitted  face.
Mocteroof.  To  doctor  or  fake
(q.v.)  damaged  produce  :  e.g.  pines  are
washed  with  a  solution  of  gum  ;  chest-
nuts shaken  in  a  bag  with  bees-wax.
Model  (The).     Pentonville  Prison.
Modern  Babylon.  London.
Modern  Athens,  Edinburgh.
Modest.  A  vulgarism  expressive
of  moderation  ;  the  reverse  of  large
(q.v.).  Hence,  modest  quencher,  a
small  drink.
Mods  (Oxford  University).  The
first  public  examination  for  degrees :
an  abbreviation  of  Moderations.
Moey.  1.  The  mouth  :  see  Potato-
trap.  2.  A  petition.
Moffling-chete.   See  Muffling-cheat.
Mofussil.  Any  part  of  India  ex-
cept the  three  capitals,  Calcutta,
Bombay,  and  Madras :  specifically,
rural,  provincial  (1772).
Moggy.  1.  A  badly  -  dressed
woman,  guy  (q.v.).  2.  A  calf.
Mogue.  To  gammon,  throw  dust
in  one's  eyes.
Mohair.  1.  An  upholsterer :  cf.
Burn-crust.  2.  A  man  in  the  civil  line,
a  townsman  or  tradesman,  a  military
term,  from  the  mohair  buttons  worn
by  persons  of  those  descriptions,  or
any  others  not  in  the  army ;  the
buttons  of  military  men  being  always
of  metal ;  this  is  generally  used  as  a
term  of  contempt  (Grose).
