‡ *mungo, ere [obsolete, the orig. form whence emungo, mucus, mucere, mucor, mucedo; cf. Sanscr. muk, to let go, throw off; Gr. ἀπομύσσω, to wipe away; μυκτήρ, nose; μύξα, snivel],
to blow the nose : mungo, μύσσω, Gloss. Philox.
·noun A fibrous material obtained by deviling rags or the remnants of woolen goods. II. Mungo ·add....
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