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[МоBOCRACY.] Of or pertaining to mobocracy. *mobs-mạn, s. [Eng. mob (1), s., and man .] A member of the swell mob; a pickpocket, a thief, a swindler. mặc-ca-sin, moc-casăn, mặc-as-sin, moccas-sin, subst. [A North American Indian word; Algonquin maki in.] 1. Ord. Lang.: A deerskin sandal, the sole and upper of which are formed of one one piece of leather. It is the ordinary foot-covering worn by the North American Indians. 2. Zool.: [MOCCASIN-SNAKE.] moccasin-snake, s. Zoology : Moccasin. 1. Cenchris piscivorus, of the family Crotal ide, sometimes called the Water-viper, from its frequenting marshy places. It is a fish-eating snake, 2738 as its specific name denotes. Habitat, North Carolina, the country to the south, and acro to the Rocky Mountains. 2. The name is sometimes, but improperly, applied to Trigonocephalus con tortrix , the Copper head Snake. Both these reptiles are extremely poisonous, but neither po e es a rattle. Mô-chạ, s . [Arab.] 1. Geog .: A fortified sea-port town of Arabia. 2. Entom .: Ephyra omicron arc a , a whitish straw-colored moth, the larva of which is found in June and September on the maple. Mocha-stone, s. Min .: A variety of chalcedony inclosing dendritic forms of binoxide of manganese and peroxide of iron. These frequently present a remarkable resemblance to organic forms, especially to those of confervoid plants, but their mineral origin has now been placed beyond doubt. [AGATE.] moch a-dō, s. [MOCKADO.]