mochyadj.1
/ˈmɒxi/, /ˈmɒki/, U.S. /ˈmɑki/, /ˈmɑxi/, Scottish English /ˈmɔxɪ/, Irish English /ˈmʌxi/, /ˈmɒːxi/ Scottish and Irish English (northern).
Damp, moist. Of weather: damp and misty; muggy.
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the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > [adjective]
moista1382
moistfula1398
undriedc1440
wak1513
mocha1522
humorous1526
humidc1550
dabby1581
fat1598
unparched1599
moistish1610
dampisha1642
weakya1642
rafty1655
dampya1691
damp1706
mochy1794
danky1820
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [adjective] > oppressively still or close
mocha1522
faint1525
close1591
clit1610
muggy1638
pothery1696
mochy1794
mucky1804
mungy1809
sulky1817
sticky1855
languorous1887
soggy1897
1794 Har'st Rig lxxxi. 27 Mair scouthry like it still does look, At length comes on in mochy rook.
1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 93 May comes in wi' mochy showers.
1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Moch, Mochie, moist, damp; applied to animal food, corn in the stack, meal, &c.
1873 P. Buchan Guidman o' Inglismill in Legends of North 28 Sic spates o' rain, syne mochy, dreepie weather.
1894 R. Reid Poems 70 Feckless in this mochy heat I bide a blink tae rest by thee.
1922 T. S. Cairncross Scot at Hame 43 The wather's aft gey drumly, Daggy days and mochy nichts.
1931 I. Macpherson Shepherd's Calendar 63 I think we'd better thresh the morn. The last stack was mochy an' the straw's just fit for bedding.
1954 St. Andrew's Citizen 4 Sept. 5 Tuesday was a real ‘mochy’ day, with a close damp atmosphere.
1994 S. Robertson in Scotsman 29 Oct. (Weekend) 15/2 As he opened the door a strong, mochy dreich smell reeked doon their throats.
1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 225/2 Moughy, maughy, of the weather: mogh, muggy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
mochyadj.2
/ˈmɒxi/, /ˈmɒki/, U.S. /ˈmɑki/, /ˈmɑxi/, Scottish English /ˈmɔxɪ/ Scottish.
Infested with moths; moth-eaten; unaired, musty.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] > musty or mouldy
fennyc1000
vinnyOE
mouleda1250
moulya1398
mouldena1400
spaked1438
vinniedc1450
mouldy1495
hoared1496
mustyc1503
foisty1519
hoary1530
moskin1531
hoar1544
mouldeda1552
foistied1572
mustied1572
fustied1576
spaky1590
mildewed1605
musted1632
mucid1656
mungy1658
foisted1688
vinnewya1722
mochy1825
musty-smelling1852
musty-fusty1857
the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > moth-eaten
moth-frettenOE
moth-eatenc1400
mothy1598
mochy1825
mothed1835
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > environmental pollution > [adjective] > bad air > not ventilated
fat1598
airlessa1616
unaired1682
unventilated1712
unperflated1768
mochy1825
fuggy1888
fugged1971
1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Mochie, filled with moths... Hence the proverbial rhyme; A heap of hose is a mochy pose.
1904 W. Farquhar Fyvie Lintie 147 Gin mochie kirks wad teach us mair O' nature's arts and graces.
1956 J. Murray Rural Rhymes of North East 57 Jist shut yer mochy office desk, An' spen' a day at Dinnet, man.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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