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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†MOUCH, v. To eat greedily, esp. of a toothless person, to chew ravenously at hard fare (Sc. 1755 Johnson Dict. s.v. mounch). Also in Eng. dial.
[E.M.E. mouche, id., of doubtful, poss. imit., orig. Phs. a variant of munch. It is not clear whether Johnson's entry is meant to indicate mouch or mounch.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Mouch v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mouch>
