Moses (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Moses

To stand Moses: a man is said to stand Moses when he has another man’s bastard child fathered upon him, and he is obliged by the parish to maintain it.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Mort * Moss

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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Mop
To Mop Up
Moped
Mopsey
Mopsqueezer
Mopusses
Morglag
Morning Drop
Morris
Mort
Moses
Moss
Mossy Face
Mot
Mother
Mother of All Saints
Mother of All Souls
Mother of St
Mother of the Maids
Mouchets
Moveables