mass

1) acorns (Mast.) Exm.

2) and BY THE MASS, interjections or oaths. North.

Mass
·vi To celebrate Mass. II. Mass ·noun A large quantity; a sum. III. Mass ·noun Bulk; magnitude; bo...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
mass-meeting
A large or general meeting called for some specific purpose. The word mass is prefixed with a sort o...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.