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Examples
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"But your head's as empty as a mollag, and as full of wind as well.
The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Hall Caine 1892
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It's a regular ould human mollag you are, anyway, floating other people's nets and taking all that's coming to them. "
The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Hall Caine 1892
reesetee commented on the word mollag
Eew. According to OED: An inflated dog's skin used as a float for fishing nets (Manx English).
April 23, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word mollag
Yeah. I was going to avoid posting the definition for that reason. Also note the slang term "as full as a mollag: extremely drunk." Eew.
Still... it makes me wonder about Manx. Are there Manx lists on Wordie? *wanders off to see*
April 23, 2009
reesetee commented on the word mollag
I thought there were.
April 23, 2009