MDMD (6)--Ch 17 Notes & Queries

[James Kyllo]

>175--Nick Mournival--mourn+carnival? patriot, gambler, madman

gambler for sure

from Shorter Oxford:-

mournival

Now only hist. 1530 [Fr mournifle XVI, (now) slap, taunt; of unkn. origin]
cards 1. A set of four aces, kings, queens or knaves in one hand  2.
transf.  A set of four (things or persons) - 1711


A great word which I'm very pleased to have learned

>From the same source re

>181.1--Ledger?

ledger-bait

a fishing bait which is made to remain in one place

there is also a verb "to ledger" i.e. to use a ledger-bait


James