mulligrubs
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Mul·li·grubs
n.
[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]
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mulligrubs
a state of depression of spirits; a fit of megrims or spleen; in early use in the phrase: sick of the ~; hence, jocularly stomach-ache or colic
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