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A contraction of the Latin moʹbile vulgus (the fickle crowd). The term was first applied to the people by the members of the Green-ribbon Club, in the reign of Charles II. (Northern Examiner, p. 574.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Mitten
Mittimus (Latin)
Mitton
Mixon
Mizentop, maintop, foretop
Mjölnir (pron. youl-ner)
Mnemosynē
Moabite Stone (The)
Moakkibat
Moat
Mob
Mob-cap (A)
Mobilise
Mock-beggar Hall or Manor
Mockery
Modality
Modish (Lady Betty)
Modo
Modred
Mods
Modus Operandi (Latin)

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