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goosehood

goosehood noun: the quality of being a goose.

Noun

goosehood (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being a goose.
    • This may be, in fact, another reason why geese migrate north in summer: Under the long northern hours of daylight, they can spend more time feeding. And all the nutritional hardships of goosehood affect not just survival, but also procreation.1988, David Quammen, The Flight of the Iguana

Origin of goosehood

From goose + -hood.

Questions about goosehood

What does goosehood mean?
Goosehood means the quality of being a goose.
What part of speech is goosehood?
Goosehood is a noun.

Words near goosehood in the dictionary

  1. goosegrass sedge
  2. goosegrasses
  3. gooseherd
  4. gooseherds
  5. Goosehill
  6. goosehood
  7. goosehouse
  8. goosehouses
  9. gooseish
  10. gooseless
  11. gooselike

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