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green geese

green geese is the plural of green goose.

Meaning of green goose

Noun

green goose (plural green geese)

  1. A young goose, especially under four years old.
    • The Spring is neare when greene geese are a breeding.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (archaic) A fool, a simpleton.

Questions about green geese

What is green geese the plural of?
Green geese is the plural of green goose.

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