mum·chance
| \ ˈməmˌchan(t)s, -cha(a)n-, -chain-, -chȧn- \
Definition of mumchance
(Entry 1 of 4)
1
: an old dice game in which the caster is not permitted to choose the player with whom he contests the stake — compare hazard
mumchance
intransitive verb
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Definition of mumchance (Entry 2 of 4)
1
: masquerade
2
chiefly dialectal
: to be silent out of caution or stupidity
mumchance
adjective
\ " \
Definition of mumchance (Entry 3 of 4)
chiefly dialectal
: silent
mumchance
adverb
\ " \
Definition of mumchance (Entry 4 of 4)
chiefly British
: silently
peering down mumchance at its reflection in the river— Richard Llewellyn
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