• MAHAHA
n. 1929-30 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• MAHAJUN
n. 1858 – a money-lender, a usurer
• MAHALA
n. 1850 Amer. dial. – an American Indian woman or wife
• MAHALO!
int. 1938 Hawaii – thank you, thanks
• MAHALY
n. 1850 Amer. dial. – an American Indian woman or wife
• MAHARISHEE
n. 1850 Amer. dial. – marijuana
• MAHATMA GANDHI
adj. 1. 2000s rhyming sl. – dandy, excellent
adj. 2. 2000s rhyming sl. – randy
n. 1. 20C rhyming sl. – brandy
n. 2. 20C rhyming sl. – shandy
• MAHCHEEN
n. M19 Anglo-Chinese – a merchant
• MAH JONG
n. 1970s drug culture sl. – marijuana
• MAHJOUN
n. 1970s drug culture sl. – marijuana
• MAHKOOLAH
n. 1882 Amer. dial. – home-brewed beer or liquor
• MAHO
n. 1603 obs. – the devil
• MAHOG
n. 1960s S. Afr. Black sl. – brandy
• MAHOGA
n. 1960s S. Afr. Black sl. – brandy
• MAHOGANITE
n. 1825 sl. obs. – ‘one who rides at a most infernal pace about the introduction of the second bottle … with his knees under any semicircular mahogany fire table’
• MAHOGANY
n. 1. 1816 sl. – a strong mixture of brandy and water
n. 2. 1830 Amer. sl. – salt beef
n. 3. 1835 Eng. dial. – a drink of gin and treacle
n. 4. 1840 colloq. – a table, esp. a dining table
n. 5. 1896 Amer. sl. – a bar counter
n. 6. E20 US sl. – a mulatto
• MAHOGANY FLAT
n. E20 US sl. – the bedbug, Cimex lectularius
• MAHOGANY TREE
n. 1747 jocular usage – a dining table
• MAHOMERY
n. c1320 obs. – a mosque
• MAHOMET
n. 1. ?a1500 obs. – an idol
n. 2. 1508 obs. – a Mohammedan
• MAHOMETAN
adj. 1. 1600 – Mohammedan
adj. 2. 1600 obs. – Turkish
n. 1529 – a Mohammedan
• MAHOMETANICAL
adj. 1632 obs. – Mohammedan
• MAHOMETANIZE
vb. 1632 – to convert to Mohammedanism
• MAHOMETANTISM
n. 1635 obs. – Mohammedanism
• MAHOMETIC
adj. 1585 obs. rare – Mohammedan
• MAHOMETICAL
adj. 1561 obs. – Mohammedan
• MAHOMETICIAN
n. 1588 obs. – a Mohammedan
• MAHOMETISM
n. 1588 obs. – Mohammedanism
• MAHOMETIST
n. 1553 obs. – a Mohammedan
• MAHOMETIZE
vb. 1585 obs. – to convert to Mohammedanism; to act like a Mohammedan
• MAHOMETRY
n. 1585 obs. – Mohammedanism
• MAHOMITE
n. 1559 obs. – a Mohammedan
• MAHONEY
n. 1. 1941 Amer. sl. – nonsense
n. 2. 1960 Amer. sl. – a blockhead
• MAHOOFANAT
adj. 1879 Sc. – of a horse: ? stupid
• MAHOOLA
n. 1929-30 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• MAHOOT
n. 1662 Indian – an elephant driver
• THE MAHOSKA; THE MAHOSKER
n. 1943 Amer. sl. – a thing of importance or interest; anything illicit or necessarily secret; anything conferring power; a weapon or an item of contraband; a pistol or revolver; a knife; addictive drugs; counterfeit money
• MAHOTE
n. 1662 Indian – an elephant driver
• MAHOULA
n. 1929-30 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• MAHOUN
int. 1820 Sc. – a mild oath
n. 1839 Sc. obs. – the Devil
• MAHOUND
adj. 1624 obs. – Mohammedan
n. 1. c1205 obs. – a false god; an idol
n. 2. 1377 Sc. obs. – the devil
n. 3. c1400 obs. – a monster; a hideous creature
n. 4. 1500-20 Sc. obs. – a term of execration applied to a man
n. 5. 1624 obs. – a Mohammedan
• MAHOUT
n. 1662 Indian – an elephant driver
• MAHU
adj. 1938 Hawaii – of a man: effeminate, homosexual
n. 1. 1603 obs. – the devil
n. 2. 1938 Hawaii – an effeminate or homosexual man
• MAHUANG
n. 1970s drug culture sl. – marijuana
• MAHUGGER
n. 1950 Sc. – a sour, irascible old man
• MAHULA
n. 1929-30 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• MAICHERAND
adj. 1808 Sc. – weak, feeble, incapable of exertion
• MAID
n. 1. 1340 obs. – a man that has always abstained from sexual intercourse
n. 2. 1881 Eng. dial. – a child of either sex
n. 3. 1883 Eng. dial. – a person of chaste life of either sex; a bachelor
n. 4. 1885 – in certain American universities, used as a degree-title in correspondence to ‘Bachelor’
n. 5. 1892 Eng. dial. – a female sweetheart
n. 6. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a clothes-horse
• MAID BRIDE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a bridesmaid
• MAIDEN
adj. 1. a1300 obs. – virgin; sometimes said of men
adj. 2. 1877 Eng. dial. – of trees: unfelled, unlopped, allowed to grow naturally
adj. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – of animals: never having borne young
n. 1. c1300 obs. – a man that has always abstained from sexual intercourse
n. 2. 1581 – the instrument, similar to the guillotine, formerly used in Edinburgh for beheading criminals
n. 3. 1825 Sc. – a title given to the eldest or only daughter of a landowner or farmer
n. 4. 1859 Eng. dial. – a clothes-horse
n. 5. 1883 Eng. dial. – a person of chaste life
n. 6. 1883 Eng. dial. – an old maid; an elderly unmarried lady
n. 7. 1892 Eng. dial. – a female sweetheart
n. 8. 1892 Eng. dial. – a servant-girl, a maid
n. 9. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a gosling
n. 10. Bk1905 Sc. – the female who lays the child in the arms of its parent when it is presented for baptism
n. 11. Bk1905 Sc. – a horse that has never won a race
vb. 1825 Sc. obs. – to act as a ‘maiden’ to a child at baptism (maiden = a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening)
• MAIDEN-CHANCE
n. 1861 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a first chance or opportunity
• MAIDEN-CHILD
n. c893 obs. – a female child
• MAIDEN CUMMER
n. 1710 Sc. – a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening
• MAIDEN GEAR
n. 1. 1719 Brit. – the hymen
n. 2. 1719 Brit. – virginity
• MAIDEN-GEM
n. 1612 obs. – virginity
• MAIDENHEAD
n. 1. 14C – the hymen
n. 2. 14C – virginity
n. 3. 16C – newness
• MAIDEN IT
vb. 1597-8 obs. – to act like a maiden; to be coy
• MAIDEN-KIMMER
n. 1824 Sc. – a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening
• MAIDENKIN
n. c1330 obs. – a little maid; a young girl
• MAIDENMAN
n. c893 obs. – a maiden, a virgin
• MAIDEN MARY
n. a1035 obs. – the Virgin Mary
• MAIDEN-MEEK
adj. 1847 – as meek as befits a maiden
• MAIDEN’S BAIRN
n. a1779 Sc. – a hypothetical well-behaved child which a spinster has in mind when criticizing the children of others
• MAIDEN SESSIONS
n. L17 sl. – a legal session where no prisoners are sentenced to death
• MAIDEN-SWARM
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a swarm of bees coming from a swarm of the same year
• MAIDEN TOWN
n. E18 sl. – Edinburgh
• MAIDEN-WIDOWED
adj. 1592 nonce word – widowed while still a maiden
• MAIDEN-WIFE-WIDOW
n. 1. L17 sl. – a bride, now a widow, whose husband died before consummating their marriage
n. 2. L17 sl. – a prostitute
• MAIDIE
adj. 1826 Sc. – infested with maggots
n. 1880 Eng. dial. – a little maid; a young girl
• MAIDKIN
n. c1440 obs. – a little maid; a young girl
• MAIDLING
n. 1831 nonce word – a little maid; a young girl
• MAID MARIAN
n. 16C sl. – a prostitute
• MAID MARY
n. a1175 obs. – the Virgin Mary
• MAID-OF-ALL-WORK
n. 1809 – a female servant who does all kinds of housework
• MAIDS ADORNING
n. M19 rhyming sl. – the morning
• MAID’S BRIDE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a bridesmaid
• MAIDSHIP
n. 1873 Sc. – maidenhood
• MAIDS-O’-MIST
n. 1932 Sc. – drifting wisps of mist, believed to be supernatural beings
• MAID’S RING
n. L19 sl. – a hymen
• MAIDSTONE JAILER
n. M19 rhyming sl. – a tailor
• MAID’S WATER
n. L19 Aust. sl. – any weak drink, esp. tea
• MAIDY
n. 1880 Eng. dial. – a young girl; also a term of address
• MAIEUSIOPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – an abnormal fear of childbirth
• MAIG
n. 1. 1825 Sc. – a hand, generally a large ungainly one; a paw
n. 2. a1838 Sc. – the flipper of a seal
vb. 1825 Sc. – to spoil anything by over-handling it, to paw
• MAIGINTIES
int. Bk1905 Sc. – an exclamation of astonishment
• MAIGINTY!
int. Bk1905 Sc. – an exclamation of astonishment
• MAIL
n. 1. c1205 – a bag, pack, or wallet; a travelling bag
n. 2. 1415 obs. – a halfpenny
n. 3. 1715 Sc. & Eng. dial. – rent, payment
n. 4. 1865 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs. – a spot, a mark, a stain
n. 5. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a defect in vision
n. 6. Bk1910 – the breast feathers of a hawk when full grown
n. 7. 1919 US Army and Marine Corps usage – artillery fire; also, bombs
n. 8. 1940s S. Afr. sl. – a carrier for an illicit grog-shop
n. 9. 1960s Aust. sl. – a rumour; a report; a racing tip; information on crime
n. 10. 1990s African-American teen sl. – money
vb. 1. 1425 Sc. – to rent, to pay rent for
vb. 2. 1677 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs. – to spot, to discolour, to stain
vb. 3. 1950s S. Afr. sl. – to send someone to buy liquor illicitly; to act as a go-between in such a purchase
• MAILANDER
n. 1714 Sc. – one who rents land as a farmer
• MAIL CARRIER
n. 1. US Civil War usage – a spy
n. 2. 1970 Amer. dial. – a wildcat that appears to make regular rounds from place to place
• MAIL-DUTY
n. 1638 Sc. – rent
• MAILER
n. 1. 1452 Sc. – one who rents land as a farmer
n. 2. Bk1910 Sc. – a squatter on waste ground (with the consent of the owner) who holds himself ready to be hired by the day
• MAIL-GARDEN
n. 1660 Sc. – a garden, the products of which are raised for sale
• MAIL-GARDENER
n. 1795 Sc. – a market gardener
• MAILIE
n. 1881 Eng. dial. – a cow without horns
• MAILIN
n. 1. 1721 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a farm, holding
n. 2. 1818 Sc. – the rent of a farm
n. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – an untidy, slovenly girl or woman
n. 4. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – the outfit for a bride
• MAILING
n. 1. 1452 Sc. – a rented farm
n. 2. 1725 – the rent paid for a farm
n. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – the outfit for a bride
• MAILLIE
n. 1814 Sc. & Ireland – a pet name for a cow or ewe
• MAIL-MAN
n. 1609 Sc. – one who pays rent; a tenant
• MAIL-ORDER
adj. 1923 Amer. sl. – ridiculously inadequate or inferior
• MAIL-ORDER COWBOY
n. 1926 Amer. dial. – a would-be cowboy
• MAIL PAYER
n. 1724 Sc. – one liable to pay rent; a tenant
• MAIL-ROOMS
n. c1626 Sc. – hired rooms; rooms for which rent is paid
• MAILS
n. 1. c1205 now only Sc. & US – baggage
n. 2. 1484 obs. – the scales of a fish
• MAIL-SETTING
adj. c1688 obs. – that robs the mail
• MAIL SOMEONE HOME
vb. 1926 Amer. military usage – to transport a corpse back to the US for burial
• MAIM
vb. 19C euphemism – to castrate
• MAIN
adj. 1. a1300 obs. – of drink: potent’; of a voice or cry: loud; of a fit, a storm: violent
adj. 2. a1400-50 obs. – of any army or multitude: great in numbers, numerous; powerful in arms
adj. 3. 1609 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – of quantity or amount: large
adj. 4. 1609 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – great in size or degree; big; thorough; firm, staunch
adj. 5. 1864 Sc. – thorough-paced, unmitigated, out-and-out
adj. 6. 1887 Amer. dial. – great, excellent; notable
adv. 1803 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. – very, much, greatly; quite
n. 1. a1000 obs. – a host of men; a military force
n. 2. 1579, now poetic usage – the high sea, the open ocean
n. 3. c1600 poetic usage obs. – a broad expanse
n. 4. 1845 Sc. – patience, self-restraint, endurance
n. 5. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a large quantity
n. 6. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – hard work; a spell or turn at labour
n. 7. 1930s sl., orig. US drug culture usage – the vein into which an addict injects narcotics
n. 8. 1932-34 Amer. railroad usage – a main railroad line
vb. 1. 1703 obs. – to lame, to maim
vb. 2. 1952 Amer. drug culture sl. – to inject drugs directly into a vein, esp. heroin
• MAIN AVENUE
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals; the vagina
• MAIN BATTLE
n. 1568 obs. – a pitched battle as opposed to mere skirmishing
• MAIN BIG
adv. 1895 Amer. dial. – very, exceedingly
• MAIN BITCH
n. 1. 1967 Amer. sl. – a male’s mate, lover, or girlfriend
n. 2. 1967 Amer. sl. – a male’s favourite or most frequent sexual partner
• MAIN-BREW
n. 1859 Eng. dial. – a festivity; jollification
• MAIN BURG
n. 1910s US sl. – New York City
• MAIN CHANCE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a livelihood
• MAIN CHEESE
n. 1902 sl. – the person in charge
• MAIN DISH
n. 1942 Amer. sl. – a steady sweetheart
• MAIN EVENT
n. 1970s sl. – a spectacular action
• A MAIN FEW
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a good many
• THE MAIN FINGER
n. 1894 Amer. sl. – a man in charge; the head man, the boss
• MAIN FLOOD
n. c1303 obs. – high water; a large or full-flowing body of water; the ocean or ‘main sea’, the high sea
• MAINFUL
adj. a1225 obs. – powerful, mighty
• MAIN GUY
n. 1986 Amer. sl., chiefly African-American – a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover
• THE MAIN GUY
n. 1882 Amer. sl. – a man of importance, prominence, or authority; the boss; the leader
• MAIN HATCH
n. 1. 1846 Amer. nautical sl. – the mouth
n. 2. a1927 Amer. sl. – the vulva or vagina
• MAIN-HEAD
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – the chief in point of number; the multitude
• MAIN HO
n. 1. 1967 Amer. sl. – a male’s mate, lover, or girlfriend
n. 2. 1967 Amer. sl. – a male’s favourite or most frequent sexual partner
• MAIN HOUSE
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – a living room or parlour
• MAINIAC
n. 1837 Amer. dial. – a resident of Maine
• MAIN IRON
n. 1931 Amer. dial. – a principal railroad line
• MAIN KAZAAM
n. 20C US sl. – a person of importance
• MAIN KAZOO
n. 1903 Amer. sl. – a man of importance or authority
• MAIN KICK
n. 1. 1930s African-American sl. – one’s favourite activity
n. 2. 1930s African-American sl. – the stage or theatre
n. 3. 1930s African-American sl. – alcohol
n. 4. 1930s African-American sl. – an addiction to drugs
• MAINLAND
n. 1940s NZ sl. – the South Island
• MAINLANDER
n. 1940s Aust. sl. – one who lives on the mainland of Australia, rather then Tasmania
• MA-IN-LAW
n. L19 humorous usage – a mother-in-law
• MAINLESS
adj. 1. c1000 obs. – powerless
adj. 2. 1880 Sc. – impatient, restive, impetuous
• MAINLINE
adj. 1. 1930s US prison sl. – pert. to the main prison population, and the rules to which it is subjected
adj. 2. 1950s sl., orig. US drug culture usage – pert. to narcotics use and addiction
adv. 1952 Amer. sl. – into a large or median vein
n. 1. 1931 Amer. drug culture sl. – a large vein, usually the median vein of the arm or thigh; hence, an injection of a narcotic drug into such a vein
n. 2. 1930s US prison sl. – the prison convict population, excluding those who are detained in punishment cells
n. 3. 1930s sl., orig. US drug culture usage – a drug addict who injects narcotics into the vein
n. 4. 1940s sl., orig. US drug culture usage – an injection into the vein
n. 5. 1950s drug culture sl. – narcotics; narcotics addiction
vb. 1. 1938 Amer. drug culture sl. – to inject drugs directly into a vein, esp. heroin
vb. 2. 1960s sl. – to inject intravenously in non-drug use
vb. 3. 1977 Amer. journalists’ usage – to use or consume frequently or voraciously, as though addicted
• MAINLINE BANG
n. 1940s sl., orig. US drug culture usage – an injection into the vein
• MAINLINER
n. 1. 1930s sl., orig. US drug culture usage – the vein into which an addict injects narcotics
n. 2. 1934 sl., orig. US drug culture usage – a drug addict who injects narcotics into the vein
n. 3. 1940s US prison sl. – a convict who is part of the main prison population, rather than those held in punishment cells
• MAINLINE SHOOTER
n. 1930s sl., orig. US drug culture usage – a drug addict who injects narcotics into the vein
• MAINLY
adv. 1. c1275 obs. – with force, vigour, or violent; mightily, vigorously, violently
adv. 2. c1400 obs. – of expression, thought: vehemently, strongly; earnestly, eagerly
adv. 3. c1400-50 obs. – in a great degree; greatly, considerably, very much, a great deal
• MAINLY-WHAT
adv. 1885 Eng. dial. – for the most part, generally
• MAIN MAN
n. 1. 1953 Amer. sl. – one’s best friend or most intimate or loyal friend
n. 2. 1960s Amer. sl. – a man who is most admired
n. 3. 1967 Amer. sl., chiefly African-American – a male sweetheart or lover
n. 4. 1970 Amer. sl. – one’s hero
n. 5. 1971 Amer. sl. – a favourite boyfriend
• THE MAIN MAN
n. 1977 Amer. sl. – an eminent or important man
• MAIN MELLOW
n. 1920s sl., orig. US – one’s most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend
• MAIN NIGGER
n. 1986 Amer. sl., chiefly African-American – a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover
• THE MAIN OF ALL
n. 1595 obs. – the important or essential point
• MAIN PIECE
n. 1920s sl., orig. US – one’s most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend
• MAIN PIN
n. 1931 Amer. dial. – among railroad workers: a company official
• MAIN QUEEN
n. 1. 1944 Amer. sl. – the present girlfriend; the wife
n. 2. M20 US sl. – a homosexual male who takes the female role
• MAINS
adv. 1. 1684 Eng. dial. – very, much, greatly
adv. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – for the most part, on the whole
n. 1533 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – the farm attached to a mansion house; a home farm
• MAINSAIL COLLAR
n. 1866 Amer. sl. – a man’s high wing collar
• MAIN SEA
n. 1526 arch. – the high sea
• MAINSHEET
n. L19 W. Indies – rum and water
• MAIN’S MORE
n. 1822 Sc. obs. – abundance, ever so much
• MAIN SPOT
n. M18 sl. – the vagina
• MAINSPRING
n. c1695 – the chief motive power; the main incentive
• MAIN SQUASH
n. 1900s US sl. – the most important person
• THE MAIN SQUEEZE
n. 1. 1896 Amer. sl. – the person in charge; a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization
n. 2. 1920s sl., orig. US – one’s most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend; a close friend; a sweetheart; a favourite sexual partner
• MAIN SQUIRT
n. 1910 Amer. sl. – a boss
• MAIN STASH
n. 1940s African-American sl. – one’s home
• MAINSTAY
n. 1980s US drug culture sl. – a dealer’s most trustworthy friend or lover
• MAIN STEEL
n. 1977 Amer. dial. – a principal railroad line
• MAIN STEM
n. 1. 1899 Amer. sl. – a celebrated person; a person in charge; the head of any organization, the boss
n. 2. 1900 Amer. sl. – the main street of a town; the ‘main drag’
n. 3. 1927 Amer. sl. – the theatre district of Broadway, a principal thoroughfare in New York City
n. 4. 1972 Amer. sl. – one’s close friend
• THE MAIN STEM
n. 1. L19 US sl. – a person of importance; the boss
n. 2. L19 sl. – the main street of a town
n. 3. 1920s sl. – Broadway, New York City
• MAIN STREET
adj. 1910s US sl. – provincial
n. M19 US sl. – the ‘provinces’, a generic term for small-town America
• MAIN STREETER
n. 1920s sl. – a provincial, small-town person
• MAIN STRENGTH AND AWKWARDNESS
n. 1928 Amer. dial. – brute force; simple persistence
• MAIN STRENGTH OF IGNORANCE
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – brute force; simple persistence
• THE MAIN STROLL
n. 1940s African-American sl. – Seventh Avenue in Harlem
• MAINSTRONG
adj. a1000 obs. – strong in power
• MAIN STUFF
n. 1. 1967 Amer. sl. – a male’s mate, lover, or girlfriend
n. 2. 1967 Amer. sl. – a male’s favourite or most frequent sexual partner
• MAINSWEAR
vb. 1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to swear falsely
• MAINT
adj. 1706 rare – many, numerous
• MAINTAINANCE
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – maintenance
• MAINTAIN CAUSES
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to pay one’s way
• MAINTAINER
n. 1. c1330 obs. – one who aids and abets in wrongdoing or error
n. 2. c1330 obs. – one who gives aid, countenance, or support to another; a defender and helper
n. 3. 1632 obs. – one who keeps a mistress
n. 4. 1965 Amer. dial. – one who keeps roads in good repair
• MAINTAINMENT
n. c1485 obs. rare – maintenance
• MAINTAIN YOUR COOL
vb. 1960s Amer. sl. – to stay calm, poised
• MAINTENANT
adv. a1300 obs. – at once, immediately
• MAINTENANTLY
adv. 1. 1528 obs. – at once, immediately
adv. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – mainly
• MAIN THRILL
n. 1930s African-American sl. – one’s drug of choice
• THE MAIN THRILL
n. 1930s African-American sl. – the main street; Seventh Avenue in Harlem
• MAINTO
n. Bk1905 Sc. – obligation, debt
• THE MAIN TOBY
n. 1812 thieves’ sl. – highway robbery by a mounted thief; also, the highway itself
• MAINWARD
n. 1563-87 obs. – the main body of an army
• MAIN WHORE
n. 1970 Amer. sl., chiefly African-American – a female sweetheart or lover
• MAISE
vb. Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to mix or unite in one mass; to incorporate
• MAISIN
vb. a1850 Sc. – to fatigue, to weary, to exhaust
• MAISK
adj. 1. 1845 Sc. – bashful, self-conscious
adj. 2. 1929 Sc. – prim, fastidious; applied esp. to one who has to be coaxed to eat
• MAISLE
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to cause the legs to become speckled by sitting too close to a fire
• MAISLED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – of the legs: speckled from sitting over the fire
• MAISLIN
n. 1781 Eng. dial. – a fool, a simpleton, an idiot
• MAISLYKIN
n. 1781 Eng. dial. – a fool, a simpleton, an idiot
• MAISTROUS
adj. 1642 obs. – characteristic of a master
• MAIZY
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one’s mind
• MAISON
n. 1570 Sc. obs. – a house
• MAISON-DIEU
n. 1895 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a hospital, a name given to a hospital
• MAISONNETTE
n. 1818 – a small house
• MAISTRICE
n. a1300, chiefly Sc. obs. – mastery; superiority, superior force or skill; a deed of might or skill; a feat
• MAISTRIE
vb. c1412 obs. – to master
• MAISTRY
n. 1. 1798 Indian – a master workman, a foreman; applied also to a skilled workman, e.g. a cook, a tailor
n. 2. 1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – skill, power, superiority, mastery
• MAITHE
n. 1808 Sc. – a maggot
vb. 1866 Sc. – to become infested with maggots
• MAITRISE
vb. 1636 obs. rare – to make oneself master of; to conquer
• MAIZIE
n. 1929 Sc. – a puzzle
• MAIZLED
adj. 1919 Sc. obs. – lost or bewildered in grief
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