·adj Silent; not speaking.
II. Mum ·interj Be silent! Hush!.
III. Mum ·noun Silence.
IV. Mum ·noun A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
An interjection directing silence. Mum for that; I shall be silent as to that. As mute as Mumchance,...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·adj Silent and idle. II. Mum-chance ·noun A silent, stupid person. III. Mum-chance ·noun A game o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The monument erected on Fish-street Hill, London, in memory of the great fire in 1666. ...