Molly Maguire — secret society in the mining districts of Pennsylvania, 1867 (suppressed 1876); named for earlier secret society formed in Ireland (1843) to resist payment of rents. From Molly (see MOLL (Cf. Moll)) + common Irish surname Maguire. Memebers were… … Etymology dictionary
Molly Maguire — /meuh gwuyeur / 1. Irish Hist. a member of a secret terrorist society organized in Ireland in 1843 to prevent evictions by the government: so called because the members disguised themselves as women. 2. U.S. Hist. a member of a former secret… … Universalium
Molly Maguire — a fire … Dictionary of Australian slang
molly maguire — Australian Slang a fire … English dialects glossary
Molly Maguire — member of a secret terrorist society established in 1843 in Ireland to prevent expulsion by the government; member of a former secret association established around 1865 fighting for better working conditions (USA) … English contemporary dictionary
Molly Maguire — /meuh gwuyeur / 1. Irish Hist. a member of a secret terrorist society organized in Ireland in 1843 to prevent evictions by the government: so called because the members disguised themselves as women. 2. U.S. Hist. a member of a former secret… … Useful english dictionary
Molly Maguires — ist der Name eines geheimen, irischen Bergarbeiterbundes, der Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts in den Kohleminen von Pennsylvanien in den Vereinigten Staaten aktiv war. Die Gruppe galt als gewalttätig, wenn es auch nie eindeutige Beweise gab, dass die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Molly — Mol ly, n. A pet or colloquial name for Mary. [1913 Webster] {Molly cottontail}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Cottontail}. {Molly Maguire} (m[.a]*gw[imac]r ); pl. {Molly Maguires} ( gw[imac]rz). (a) A member of a secret association formed among the tenantry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Molly cottontail — Molly Mol ly, n. A pet or colloquial name for Mary. [1913 Webster] {Molly cottontail}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Cottontail}. {Molly Maguire} (m[.a]*gw[imac]r ); pl. {Molly Maguires} ( gw[imac]rz). (a) A member of a secret association formed among the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Molly Maguires — For the movie, see The Molly Maguires (film). Location of the counties in northeastern Pennsylvania where the Molly Maguires were active The Molly Maguires were members of an Irish American secret society, whose members consisted mainly of coal… … Wikipedia
