Dictionary entry

Mulligrubs

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Mul″li‐grubs (?), n. [Cf. Prov. E. mull to squeeze, pull about, mulling numb or dull.] 1. A griping of the intestines; colic.

Whose dog lies sick of the mulligrubs? Beau. & Fl.

2. Hence, sullenness; the sulks.