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mum
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mum \Mum\, a. [Of imitative origin. Cf. Mumble.] Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. --Shak. [1913 Webster] mum's the word keep this a secret; don't tell anybody. [PJC] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mum \Mum\, interj.
Be silent! Hush!
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Mum, then, and no more. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mum \Mum\, n. Silence. [R.] --Hudibras. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mum \Mum\, n. [G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed
it in 1492.]
A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
--Addison.
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The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. --Pope.
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