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Webster 1913 Edition


Mulligrubs

Mul′li-grubs

,
Noun.
[Cf. Prov. E.
mull
to squeeze, pull about,
mulling
numb or dull.]
1.
A griping of the intestines; colic.
[Slang]
Whose dog lies sick of the
mulligrubs
?
Beau. & Fl.
2.
Hence, sullenness; the sulks.
[Slang]

Webster 1828 Edition


Mulligrubs

MUL'LIGRUBS

,
Noun.
A twisting of the intestines; sullenness. [A low word.]

Definition 2024


mulligrubs

mulligrubs

English

Noun

mulligrubs (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) colic
  2. (slang) sullenness; sulky behaviour