meal mobn.

Brit.

/ˈmiːl mɒb/, U.S.

/ˈmil ˌmɑb/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meal n.¹, mob n.²

Etymology: < meal n.¹ + mob n.²

Scottish History.

A mob demonstrating against a shortage of grain, esp. caused by merchants holding back or exporting supplies in order to inflate prices.Demonstrations of this kind occurred on a number of occasions in Scotland in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > one who creates a disturbance or rioter > crowd of > specific

tribulation1623

meal mob1765

1765 Scots Mag. Dec. 623 (heading) Of the meal-mobs in Edinburgh.

1773 Let. 5 Jan. in Ann. Reg. 1773 (1774) 67 We hear from Perth, that the meal mob assembled again on Friday night, in order to rescue two of their number, who, on account of Wednesday's riot, were committed to prison.

1801 Edinb. Weekly Jrnl. 29 Apr. 134 David Wilson..accused likewise of being concerned in some riots and meal mobs.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. vii. 146 They say, sir, that..as ye were again' bringing in the yeomanry at the meal mob, but just for settling the folk wi' the constables—they say ye're no a gude friend to government.

1822 J. Galt Provost xiii. 100 When the troubles of the meal mob came upon him, I showed him that I could keep my distance as well as my neighbours.

a1866 W. Anderson Rhymes (1867) 213 At times the people would take the law into their own hands, which, when it became a meal mob, was rather troublesome to the authorities.

1967 S. G. E. Lythe in Sc. Hist. Rev. Apr. 26 (title) The Tayside meal mobs 1772–3.

1993 Jrnl. Eng. Lit. Hist. Fall 714 The suppression of the traditional fairs and of a meal mob protesting prices.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meal mob
释义	meal mobn. Brit. /ˈmiːl mɒb/, U.S. /ˈmil ˌmɑb/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meal n.¹, mob n.² Etymology: < meal n.¹ + mob n.² Scottish History. A mob demonstrating against a shortage of grain, esp. caused by merchants holding back or exporting supplies in order to inflate prices.Demonstrations of this kind occurred on a number of occasions in Scotland in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > one who creates a disturbance or rioter > crowd of > specific tribulation1623 meal mob1765 1765 Scots Mag. Dec. 623 (heading) Of the meal-mobs in Edinburgh. 1773 Let. 5 Jan. in Ann. Reg. 1773 (1774) 67 We hear from Perth, that the meal mob assembled again on Friday night, in order to rescue two of their number, who, on account of Wednesday's riot, were committed to prison. 1801 Edinb. Weekly Jrnl. 29 Apr. 134 David Wilson..accused likewise of being concerned in some riots and meal mobs. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. vii. 146 They say, sir, that..as ye were again' bringing in the yeomanry at the meal mob, but just for settling the folk wi' the constables—they say ye're no a gude friend to government. 1822 J. Galt Provost xiii. 100 When the troubles of the meal mob came upon him, I showed him that I could keep my distance as well as my neighbours. a1866 W. Anderson Rhymes (1867) 213 At times the people would take the law into their own hands, which, when it became a meal mob, was rather troublesome to the authorities. 1967 S. G. E. Lythe in Sc. Hist. Rev. Apr. 26 (title) The Tayside meal mobs 1772–3. 1993 Jrnl. Eng. Lit. Hist. Fall 714 The suppression of the traditional fairs and of a meal mob protesting prices. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1765
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