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 Muzzled bull-dog, subs. phr. (nautical).-See quot.

1867. Smyth, Sailor's Word Book. Bull-dog or muzzled bull-dog, the great gun which stands housed in the officer's ward-room cabin. General term for main-deck guns.

Muzzler, subs. (pugilists').—1. See quot. 1811.

1811. Lex. Bal., s.v. Muzzler The milling cove tipped the cull a muzzler; the boxer gave the fellow a blow on the mouth.

1818. Egan, Boxiana, ii. 459. He gave Dick a precious muzzler.

1821. Egan, Real Life, i. 350. He saluted poor Pat with a muzzler.

2. (common).—A dram of spirits; a go (q.v.).

Muzzy, adj. (common).—Half-tipsy; dull with drink. For synonyms see Drinks and Screwed.

1730. Jas. Miller, Humours of Oxford, Act I. p. 7 (2nd ed.). Your fellows of colleges are a parcel of sad, muzzy, humdrum, lazy, ignorant, old caterpillars.

1770. Foote, Lame Lover, i. Picking our teeth, after a damned muzzy dinner at Boodle's.

1789. G. Parker, Life's Painter, 'The Bunter's Christening.' Long Ned, and Dust-Cart Chloe, With whom came muzzy Tom.

1829. Buckstone, Billy Taylor, i. The constable of the night is at a ball, The keeper of the watchhouse down at Brighton, And all our brethren muzzy.

1849. Thackeray, Pendennis, v. The captain was not only unaccustomed to tell the truth,—he was unable even to think it—and fact and fiction reeled together in his muzzy, whiskified brain.

1889. Lic. Vict. Gaz., 18 Jan. My little game was very simple—just to sham being muzzy and sulky.

My Aunt (Aunt Jones or Mrs. Jones), subs. phr. (common).—The W.C.; Mrs. Jones {q.v.).

My Bloater. See Bloater.

My eye! intj. (common).—An exclamation of surprise. See All MY EYE.

1819. Moore, Tom Crib. 36. My eyes! how prettily Tom writes.

1847. Halliwell, Arch. & Prov. Words, s.v.

1876. M. E. Braddon, Joshua Haggard, ch. vii. 'Such juicy steak, and lots of potato! My eye, ain't I hungry!'

1892. F. Anstey, Voces Populi, 'In the Mall on Drawing-Room Day, p. 82. Look at the dimonds all over 'er bloomin' old nut. My eye!

Myla, subs. (tramps').—See Miler.

Myll. See Mill.

My Lord. See Lord.

My Nabs. See Nabs.

Mynt. See Mint.

My pippin. See Pippin.

Myrmidon, subs. (old).—See quot. 1811.

1809. Byron, English Bards and Scotch Reviewers. 'When Little's leadless pistol met his eye And Bow Street myrmidons stood laughing by.'

1811. Lex. Bal., s.v. The constable's assistants, watchmen etc.

My stars and Garters. See Star.

Mystery, subs. (common).—A sausage. Also MYSTERY-BAG.

English synonyms. Bags of mystery; chambers of horrors; darbies; dogs (dog's meat or dog's body); mystery-bags; Sharps-Alley blood-worms; sore-leg?