subs. (common).1. A woman: in contempt. Hence (2) a lodging-house landlady; a CAT (q.v.).
1887. Punch, 10 Sept., p. 111. Arry at the Sea-side.
Talk about stodge! | |
Jest you arsk the old MIVVEY as caters for me at the crib where I lodge. |
1892. MILLIKEN, Arry Ballads, p. 13. Bare-armed old MIVVIES you meet spread out pink in a theatre stall.
2. (schoolboys).A marble.
1856. Notes and Queries, 2 S. i. 283/2. s.v.