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==English==

===Alternative forms===
* mochre
* mucher

===Etymology===
Apparently a variant of [[moger]]. Recorded in Scots dialect sources.

===Pronunciation===
* /ˈmɔxər/, /ˈmʌxər/

===Verb===
'''mocher''' (third-person singular '''mochers''', present participle '''mochering''', past tense '''mochered''', past participle '''mochered''')

# (Scots) To busy oneself with matters of little importance; to potter about; to work aimlessly, confusedly, or without clear direction.
#* Example: It's a lang hard road to travel when you '''mochre''' on yersel'.
# (Scots, of cattle) To graze in rich or specially reserved pasture.
#* Example: The cattle of Libster '''muchered''' there in the summer and harvest seasons about the hill of Rugie.
# (Scots) To give an animal special feeding, especially a cow before milking; to pet or pamper with tasty food.
#* Example: When the cow was herded in some nice corner, it was '''mochered'''.

===Usage notes===
The sense referring to idle or aimless activity appears historically in northern Scots dialects and is now largely literary or archaic.

===References===
* "Mocher v." ''Dictionary of the Scots Language''. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd., 2004.
* <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mocher>

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