Moll \Moll\, a. [G., fr. L. mollis soft, tender, elegiac. Cf.
Molle.]
(Mus.)
Minor; in the minor mode; as, A moll, that is, A minor.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian
name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written
by him tauta['u]og.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga
onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When
adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred,
with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish,
salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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