of obscure origin; (a moggan is a long footless stocking, or a long sleeve for a woman's arm (Scottish and dialect) which is also of obscure origin); the Gaelic mogan is believed by Celtic philologists to be adopted from Scottish Cf. mokins dialect ‘gaiters made of coarse sacking’; also (though the sense is more remote), moggins (Cheshire) shoes with wooden soles, clogs) ? 1746 - The Dominie Depos'd ; Or Some Reflections on his Intrigue with a Young Lass, William Forbes; see Example below From: The Domine Deposed:
Or, Some Reflections on His Intrigue with a Young Lass. William Forbes, 1761 Part II P. 11
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