'Mum-chance' definitions:

Definition of 'Mum-chance'

From: GCIDE
  • Mum-chance \Mum"-chance`\, n.
  • 1. A game of hazard played with cards in silence. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Decker. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A silent, stupid person. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mum-chance'

From: GCIDE
  • Mum-chance \Mum"-chance`\, a. Silent and idle. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • Boys can't sit mum-chance always. --J. H. Ewing. [1913 Webster] mu-meson