Meaning Of The Word Molly Maguire

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Molly Maguire in American English
noun: a member of a secret terrorist society organized in Ireland in 1843 to prevent evictions by the government: so called because the members disguised themselves as women

Molly Maguire in British English
noun: a member of a secret society that terrorized law officers during the 1840s to prevent evictions

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