matins orig., the first of the seven canonical hours, recited between midnight and dawn or, often, at daybreak; here, a morning church service at which the choir sang.
mold here, loose, soft, easily worked soil.
mucking about [Slang, Chiefly Brit.] wasting time; puttering around.
myopia nearsightedness.
nuts a slang exclamation of disgust, scorn, disappointment, refusal, etc.
One for his nob a hit on his head.
