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mumchances

mumchances is the plural of mumchance.

Meaning of mumchance

Noun

mumchance (countable and uncountable, plural mumchances)

  1. An old game of chance played with cards in silence.
    • The Taker oꝛ the Verſer is the man muſt play with him, the Cardes are fetch, Mumchance oꝛ Decoy is the game: the firſt wager is Wine, the ſecond two pence in money, from two pence they riſe to a ſhilling, from that to a pound, […]1608, [Thomas Dekker], “Of Barnards Law”, in The Belman of London. […], London: […] [Edward Allde and Nicholas Okes] for Nathaniel Butter, →OCLC, signature F2, recto
  2. A silent, stupid person.
    • I'm not such a mumchance, to be sure, but I've as good a fortune1830, Mary Leman Grimstone, Louisa Egerton

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Questions about mumchances

What is mumchances the plural of?
Mumchances is the plural of mumchance.

Words near mumchances in the dictionary

  1. mumbo-jumbos
  2. Mumbulla Mountain
  3. Mumby
  4. Mumbys
  5. mumchance
  6. mumchances
  7. mumetal
  8. mumfluencer
  9. mumfluencers
  10. Mumford
  11. Mumfordian

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