mulls

• “In those days snuff was much more extensively used than at present, and Mr. Gillespie was in the habit of gratuitously filling the 'mulls' of many of the”

  Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce

• “To turn from the adornment of the person to that of the house, we find horses 'hoofs mounted in silver or electro for snuff boxes, inkstands, paper weights, etc.; rams' or buffaloes 'horns as Scotch "mulls" or as flower stands.”

  Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.

• “Govt 'mulls' second tranche of 10% disinvestment in PFC”

  The Statesman

• “Meanwhile, on Sunday night, CNN's Soledad O'Brien mulls another mystery from the era: Why did Ernest Withers, the renowned Memphis civil rights photographer, also act as a paid informant for the FBI?”

  The Washington Post: TV's 'Injustice Files,' 'Pictures Don't Lie' revisit civil rights era

• “The Atlanta Journal Constitution recently reported that Cain is on "hiatus" from his radio talk show as he mulls a campaign for the White House.”

  The Huffington Post: Herman Cain: 'Stupid People Ruining America'

• “Waterstone mulls bid for bookshops that bear his name”

  The Guardian: Unremarkable couple who amassed a fortune from insider trading

• “US mulls stiffer sentences for common Net proxies Associated Press”

  p2pnet World Headlines – April 15, 2009

• “The New York Times's Nate Silver mulls the question of the lack of enthusiasm for Mitt Romney and the low GOP turnout so far:These are not the hallmarks of a race with a dominant candidate.”

  The Guardian: Rick Santorum triumphs in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri – live reaction

• “He mulls over stories during long morning walks and when he's lying in bed at night.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Stephen King's New Monster

• “ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - As Congress mulls cuts to foreign aid, a diplomatic dispute over an American official facing murder charges in Pakistan has emerged as a test of Washington's alliance with Pakistan, a nation that is increasingly viewed as ungrateful among U.S. lawmakers.”

  The Washington Post: Stakes rise, aid cuts mulled in case of American accused of killing Pakistanis

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