Noah Webster
Hugger-mugger
HUG'GER-MUGGER, noun [Hugger contains the elements of hug and hedge, and mugger, those of smoke.]
In hugger-mugger denotes in privacy or secrecy, and the word adverbially used, denotes secretly. [It is a low cant word.]
HUG'GER-MUGGER, noun [Hugger contains the elements of hug and hedge, and mugger, those of smoke.]
In hugger-mugger denotes in privacy or secrecy, and the word adverbially used, denotes secretly. [It is a low cant word.]