Definitions:
" a block of peat; a spade's depth in digging turf.

to assume a demure, melancholy, or sanctimonious expression; to be silent and sullen; to sulk, mope.

to grumble, complain peevishly. now often in ""to mump and moan"".

to utter indistinctly or inarticulately, as if with toothless gums; to mumble, mutter. also with out.

to beg, go about begging; to sponge upon.

of a police officer: to accept a small gift or bribe in return for services.

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