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mulleygrubs

mulleygrubs is the alternative form of mulligrubs.

Meaning of mulligrubs

Noun

mulligrubs pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) Colic.
    Synonyms:
    collywobbles
  2. (plural, plural-only, slang) Sullenness; sulky behavior.
  3. (plural, plural-only, regional) Low spirits, mild depression, the blues.
    Synonyms:
    blue devils

Noun capitalized: Mulleygrubs

Mulleygrubs pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) Alternative letter-case form of mulleygrubs.
    • 1890, William Morris, News from Nowhere, in the journal The Commonweal. (First published in book form 1890.)

Questions about mulleygrubs

What is mulleygrubs the alternative form of?
Mulleygrubs is the alternative form of mulligrubs.
What part of speech is mulleygrubs?
Mulleygrubs is a noun.

Words near mulleygrubs in the dictionary

  1. mulletts
  2. mulletty
  3. mullety
  4. Mullewa
  5. mulley
  6. mulleygrubs
  7. mulleys
  8. Mullica
  9. Mullica Hill
  10. Mullican
  11. Mullicans

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