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Rh MUNCH.—To eat something which bites crispy

MUSCLE-PLUM.—A long shaped plum, sweet but without much juice, which separates very widely from its stone when ripe.

MUST.—To mildew. "Them pots o' jam be beginnin' to must."

MUTE.—A dog is said "to run mute' v/hen it does not give tongue in pursuit of game.

MUV.—Move. When the word "move" is used, as is sometimes the case, it is pronounced as rhyming with "rove."

MUZZY.—Stupefied by drink. Weather is "muzzy" when no clear through mist or fog.

MWILE.—Mire. "A's a-gettin' vurder an' vurder in the mwile," i.e., he's going from bad to worse.

MWOAST-LY.—For the most part, frequently, generally. "Thaay mwo-ast-ly allus has ther dinner avoor 'um sterts, zo ther yent no call vor we to hev none ready vor 'um."

MWOAST IN GINRAL.—Generally. "I mwoast in ginral goes to chapel at Compton o' Zundays."

MWOAST TIMES.—More often than not. Often used where "most in general" would equally be used.