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moose n.

(Zool.) A large cervine mammal (Alces alces syn. Alces machlis, syn Alces Americanus), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and by many Zoologists is considered the same species. See Elk.

A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose. (Obsolescent. Cant, from the early 1900's.)

(capitalized) A member of the fraternal organization named Loyal Order of Moose.

Moose bird (Zool.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See Whisky jack.

Moose deer. Same as Moose.

Moose yard (Zool.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection.

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Etymology of 'Moose'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Moose" Quotes from Famous Books

... hoar and silvery flakes Melt along the ruffled lakes, When the gray moose sheds his horns, When the track, at evening, warns Weary hunters of the way To the wigwam's cheering ray, Then, aloft through freezing air, With the snow-bird soft and fair As the fleece that heaven flings O'er his little pearly wings, Light above the rocks I play, Where Niagara's ...

— The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore • Thomas Moore et al

... Americanism is on all fours with the declarations found in the Bull Moose and regular Republican platforms. The characteristic of all these references to Americanism is vagueness and uncertainty as to what is really meant. I believe that the time has come when the Democratic party should set forth its position on this vital matter in no uncertain ...

— Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him • Joseph P. Tumulty

... from solid rock, extended nearly across one side of the room. Over it hung antlers of moose, elk, and deer, while skins of mountain lion, bear, and wolf covered the floor. A large writing-table stood in the centre of the room, and beside it a bookcase filled with the works of some ...

— At the Time Appointed • A. Maynard Barbour

... you the truth. General Waymouth hurried out of the hall before I could get to him. That devilish Canibas bull moose picked him up, like ...

— The Ramrodders - A Novel • Holman Day

... charackterize these here nature writers, I wud use a much shorter an' uglier wurrud thin liar, if I cud think iv wan, which I cannot. Ye take, f'r example, What's-his-name. Has this man iver been outside iv an aviary? I doubt it. Here he has a guinea pig killin' a moose be bitin' it in th' ear. Now it is notoryous to anny lover iv th' wilds, anny man with a fondness f'r these monarchs iv forests, that no moose can be kilt be a wound in th' ear. I have shot a thousand in th' ear with no bad effects beyond makin' ...

— Mr. Dooley Says • Finley Dunne

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