mum-chance

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mum-chance \Mum"-chance`\, n.
   1. A game of hazard played with cards in silence. [Obs. or
      Prov. Eng.] --Decker.
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   2. A silent, stupid person. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mum-chance \Mum"-chance`\, a.
   Silent and idle. [Colloq.]
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         Boys can't sit mum-chance always.        --J. H. Ewing.
   [1913 Webster] mu-meson

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