Jack. - Horntip

Muckcook. 372 Mucken der.
1588. J. HicKocK, Tr. C. Frederick's
Voyage, fol. 13, T8. This King
of Cochine . . . hath a great number
of gentlemen which he calleth AMOCHY,
and some are called Nayry ; these two
sorts of men esteeme not their lives any
thing. They will thrust themselves forward
in every danger, although they
knowe they shall dye.
1613. PuRcRAs, Pilgrimage [1626],
ii. 557. There are also certaine people
called AMORICHI, oth erwise Chiani,
which perceiving the end of their life
approach, lay hold on their weapons
. . and going forth kill every man
they meet with, till somebody (by killing
them) make an end of their killing.
1665. HEAD, English Rogue, Sig.
Hhh, 2 v0. A great crew of Indians and
Chineses. . . . fell upon them, killing
whom they could, not directing their
revenge on any particular person, (which
they call A MUCK).
1684. J. P., Tr. Tavernier's Travels,
I. TT. iii. 202. Which the Java
lords seeing .. . Cried A MOCCA on the
English, killing a great number of them.
1687. DRYDEN, Hind and Pan/h,
iii. 1188. He scours the streets And
runs AN INDIAN MUCK at all he meets.
1754. SMOLLETT, Ferd. Ct. Fathom,
1. The Malays never RUN A MUCK, but
in consequence of misery and despair.
1821. DE QUINCEY, Confessions
(1823), IT. 135. Brought other Malays
with him . . . that ran AMUCK at me.
1866. LOWELL, Biglow PaySers, viii.
The late MUCK which the country has
been running.
To GO A MUCK (or mucKER),
verb. phr. (common).-To go to
smash. Also, to risk one's all ;
TO PUT ON ONE'S SHIRT (q.v.).
1877. C. KINGSLEY, Life, 275. Only
four more doing it and one receiving a
MUCKER.
To MUCK ABOUT, verb. phr.
(coster).-To fondle; to MESS
ABOUT (q.v.).
M U C KC 00 K, verb. (common). - To
laugh behind one's back.
MUCKENDER(MUCKINDER,MUCKING-
ER, or MUCKETER), subs. (Old
Can t).-A handkerchief. [From
Sp. Mocadero, (influenced by
MUCK) from muco = mucus].
For synonyms see WIPE.
1468. Coy. Mysteries,' Christ in the
Temple' p. 190. Goo horn lytyl babe,
and sytte on the moderes lappe And put a
MOKADOR upon thi brest : And pray thi
modyr to fede the with the pappe.
1598. FLoRio, IVorlde of Wordes,
s.v. Bavaro, a bib Or MUCKENDER.
1600. Weakest goes to Wall, sign.
I. 2 b. Onely upon his MUCKITER and band
he had an F, By which I did suppose
his name was Ferdinand.
1607. MARSTON, What You Will,
ix. T. Wipe your nose : fie on your
sleeve ! where's your MUCKENDER your
grandmother gave you ?
1608. MIDDLETON, Trick to Catch
the Old One, iv. 5. One must wipe his
mouth for him with a NIUCKINDER.
1612. CHAPNIAN, Widow's Tears,
iv. I, p. 327 (Plays, 1874). To which
all the Paphian widows shall after their
husbands' funerals offer their wet MUCK-
INDERS, for monuments of the danger
they have passed.
1633. JoNsoN, Tale of a Tub, iii.
T. Take my MUCKINDER, And dry thine
eyes.
1658. On Dr. Corbel's Marriage
[NAREs]. You knew her little, and when
her Apron was but a MUCKENDER.
1668. WILKINS, Real Char. Alfih.
Diet. MUCKETER, wiping thing.
1719. DuRFEv, Pills to Purge, V.
220 .. . . And now and then with a greasy
MUCKENDER wipe away the dripping that
bastes their foreheads.
1785. GROSE, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
1830. C. LAMB, Pawnbroker's
Daughter, i. 2. Scarce three clean
MUCKINGERS a week Would dry the brine
that dew'd my cheek.
1847. HALLIWELL, Arch. &Prov.
Words, S.V. MUCKINDER . . The term
is still in use, but generally applied to a--
dirtied handkerchief.