Mum-chance

Mum-chance
Mum-chance Mum"-chance`, n. 1. A game of hazard played with cards in silence. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Decker. [1913 Webster]

2. A silent, stupid person. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]


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