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mob-handed

adjective more mob-handed · most mob-handed · mobhanded · mob handed

  1. UK Being a member of a group, especially one with violent or threatening intent. 'I didn't expect to see you today,' he went on, 'especially not mob-handed. Mind you, I don't remember a great deal about seeing you yesterday.'

adverb more mob-handed · most mob-handed · mobhanded · mob handed

  1. UK As a member of a group, especially one with violent or threatening intent. The forces of the law waded in mob-handed when, it seems, they ought to have applied a lighter, more consensual touch.

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@misc{mob_handed_2026,
  title = {mob-handed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mob-handed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}