Molly
Definition of Molly
Mol´ly
n.
1.
(Zool.)
Same as
Mollemoke
.
1.
A
pet
or
colloquial
name
for
Mary
.
Molly cottontail
(Zool.)
See
Cottontail
.
Molly Maguire
a -
A
member
of a
secret
association
formed
among
the
tenantry
in
Ireland
about
1843
,
principally
for the
purpose
of
intimidating
law
officers
and
preventing
the
service
of
legal
writs
. Its
members
disguised
themselves
in the
dress
of
women
.
b -
A
member
of a
similar
association
of
Irishmen
organized
in the
anthracite
coal
region
of
Pennsylvania
, about
1854
, for the
purpose
of
intimidating
employers
and
officers
of the
law
, and for
avenging
themselves
by
murder
on
persons
obnoxious
to them. The
society
was
broken
up by
criminal
prosecutions
in
1876
.
Related Words
genus
Mollienesia
,
live-bearer
,
mollie
,
Mollienesia
,
poeciliid
,
poeciliid
fish
,
topminnow
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molting
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