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▪ I. † mab, n. Obs.
[Cf. mab v. and map, 17th c. form of mop n.; also Mab, short for Mabel.]
1. A slattern; a woman of loose character.
1557–8Jacob & Esau v. vi. (1568) G j, Come out thou mother Mab, out olde rotten witche. 1691Ray N.C. Words 47 To Mab; to dress carelessly: Mabs are Slatterns. a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Mab, a Slattern. Mab'd up, Drest carelesly, like a Slattern. 1725New Cant. Dict., Mob, or Mab, a Wench or Harlot.
2. A mop.
1623Whitbourne Newfoundland 75 Thrummes for Pitch mabs, 000li. 01s. 6d.
▪ II. † mab, v. Obs.—0
[Belongs to mab n. Cf. mabble, mob vbs.]
intr. To dress untidily.
1691,a1700[see mab n.]. 1829Brockett N.C. Words, Mab, v. to dress carelessly. Hence, Mab-cap, generally called mob-cap, a cap which ties under the chin—worn by elderly women. |