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• morning-glory bush

  [from the resemblance of its lavender flowers to Brit., US morning glories] n. a shrub, Iponteae carnea: (Hannau 22). (Gen.)
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• morning flower

  [OED different sp.; from time of flowers' opening] n. a plant, Ipomeae purpurea, with purplish flowers. (Black)
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• morgan

  [etym?] n. the great blue heron, Ardea herodias: 1972 Morgan. . Abaco only (Paterson 21). = ARSENICKER Cf. MARKET BIRD
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• more'n

  [from more than but cf. DJE na than, from Scots na, nor idem; this may represent a single-morpheme calque of
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• morden, modren

  [cf. US dial. South modren idem (Brown 1976); by metathesis] adj. modern. (Black)
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• moray

  See MIRRAY.
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• moonshine baby

  [Atlantic; cf. MOONSHINE moonlight + baby; from the circumstances of the game] n. a children's game: 1976 For days children
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• moonshine

  [Atlantic; OED idem, now rare or poet.] n. moonlight: 1977 When you pass, is moonshine night (Shilling 146). (Gen.)
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• moonshine

  [W Car.; cf. Caymans moon-child, MCC moon-calf idem; cf. OED moon-calf a misshapen birth, a monstrosity obe or arch.; there
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• moon-full

  [W Car.] n. the time of the full moon: The moon-full is when the moon come out big-big and round
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