mumchance
/ (ˈmʌmˌtʃɑːns) /
adjective
silent; struck dumb
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Word Origin for mumchance
C16 (masquerade, dumb show): from Middle Low German mummenschanze masked serenade; from mummen (see mummer) + schanze chance
Words nearby mumchance
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Example sentences from the Web for mumchance
Mumchance (WH286,a), a game of hazard with cards or dice: see Nares.
Passage and Novem were games at dice, and mumchance one at cards.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 (of 15)|Robert DodsleyTell her so, for she sits there mumchance, and obliges me to find more inventions than three authors for one piece.
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life|Honore de BalzacSo we continued our way; he one side of my lady chatting and smiling, and I on the other glum and mumchance.
The Admirable Lady Biddy Fane|Frank Barrett