subs. (American).—1. Fun; frolic.
2. (American).—See quot.
1859. G. W. MATSELL, Vocabulum; or, The Rogue’s Lexicon, s.v. MUSIC. The verdict of a jury when they find ‘not guilty.’
3. (old).—See quot.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v. MUSIC. The watchword among highwaymen, signifying the person is a friend, and must pass unmolested.
1811. GROSE and CLARKE, Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v.
4. (old).—See quot.
1811. GROSE and CLARKE, Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v. MUSIC. … is also an Irish term, in tossing up, to express the harp side, or reverse, of a farthing or halfpenny opposed to the head.
TO FACE THE MUSIC. See FACE.
