mumchance
/ (ˈmʌmˌtʃɑːns) /
adjective
silent; struck dumb
Word Origin for mumchance
C16 (masquerade, dumb show): from Middle Low German
mummenschanze masked serenade; from
mummen (see
mummer) +
schanze
chance
Words nearby mumchance
mum-and-dad investor,
mumbai,
mumble,
mumbletypeg,
mumbo jumbo,
mumchance,
mumetal,
mumford,
mummer,
mummerset,
mummery
Example sentences from the Web for mumchance
Mumchance (WH286,a), a game of hazard with cards or dice: see Nares.
Passage and Novem were games at dice, and mumchance one at cards.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 (of 15) |Robert DodsleyTell her so, for she sits there mumchance, and obliges me to find more inventions than three authors for one piece.
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life |Honore de BalzacSo we continued our way; he one side of my lady chatting and smiling, and I on the other glum and mumchance.
The Admirable Lady Biddy Fane |Frank Barrett