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Definition of Mopus
1. n. A mope; a drone.
Definition of Mopus
1. a small coin [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mopus
Literary usage of Mopus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The United Service (1903)
"When the party arrived at the pier whence they were to descend into the barge,
Jack and Miss mopus, who had' stopped to admire a cloud effect or something ..."
2. The Dramatic Works of John Wilson by John Wilson (1874)
"mopus. I heart; and I more than believe our Alderman has a finger in the pie too !
... mopus! Here's the constable's wife to have her fortune read! ..."
3. The Dramatic Works of John Wilson by John Wilson (1874)
"mopus! Here's the constable's wife to have her fortune read! She had a bastard
before she was ... mopus. Mop. The devil's in't if I miss her fortune ! ..."
4. A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States in the Years 1853-1854: With Remarks by Frederick Law Olmsted (1904)
"This resignation and faith of the good mopus, however, often gave Captain Jerry
a deal of trouble, for it obliged him to be nearly always on deck and wide ..."
5. The United Service (1903)
"When the party arrived at the pier whence they were to descend into the barge,
Jack and Miss mopus, who had' stopped to admire a cloud effect or something ..."
6. The Dramatic Works of John Wilson by John Wilson (1874)
"mopus. I heart; and I more than believe our Alderman has a finger in the pie too !
... mopus! Here's the constable's wife to have her fortune read! ..."
7. The Dramatic Works of John Wilson by John Wilson (1874)
"mopus! Here's the constable's wife to have her fortune read! She had a bastard
before she was ... mopus. Mop. The devil's in't if I miss her fortune ! ..."
8. A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States in the Years 1853-1854: With Remarks by Frederick Law Olmsted (1904)
"This resignation and faith of the good mopus, however, often gave Captain Jerry
a deal of trouble, for it obliged him to be nearly always on deck and wide ..."
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