MUM

a. interj. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Silent; not speaking. Thackeray. The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak.

2.
interj.

Be silent! Hush! Mum, then, and no more. Shak.

3.
n.

Silence. [R.] Hudibras.

4.
n.

A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. Addison. The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. Pope.


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