Mūss, n.

n. [O. Fr. mousche, a fly, also the play called muss, from Lat. musca, a fly.]

1. A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who seize them; a confused struggle. Shak.
2. A term of endearment. [Cant.] “Speak, good muss.” B. Jonson.