n. [ Cf. Ir. mugam a mug, mucog a cup. ]
v. t. To take property from (a person) in a public place by threatening or committing violence on the person who is robbed; to rob, especially to rob by use of a weapon such as a knife or gun. To rob a person or a business indoors is not usually referred to as to
n. the quantity that can be held in a mug.
a. [ Cf. G. mucker a sulky person, muckish sullen, peevish, mucken to mutter, grumble. ] Sullen; displeased. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A thief who takes property by threatening (or performing) violence on the person who is robbed; a person who commits a mugging; one who mugs. See mug, v. t.
n. The small entrails of a calf or a hog. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The condition or quality of being muggy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ p. pr. & vb. n. from mug, v. ] A robbery; a taking of property by threatening (or performing) violence on the person who is robbed. See mug, v.
v. t. In certain games, to score against, or take an advantage over (an opponent), as for an error, announcing the act by saying “muggins.” [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Etym. unknown. ]