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green goose

green goose noun: a young goose, especially under four years old.

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]...
    • My green Goose for this last Entertainment cost but 15s.1793 April 4, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana
  2. (archaic) A fool, a simpleton.

green goose meaning in Tamil

green goose in Tamil

வாத்துக்குஞ்சு

Forms of green goose

pluralgreen geese

Questions about green goose

What does green goose mean?
Green goose means a young goose, especially under four years old.
What is green goose in Tamil?
Green goose in Tamil is வாத்துக்குஞ்சு. See Green goose meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is green goose?
Green goose is a noun.
What is the plural of green goose?
The plural of green goose is green geese.

Words near green goose in the dictionary

  1. green goblin
  2. green goddess
  3. Green Goddesses
  4. green gold
  5. green goods
  6. green goose
  7. green gown
  8. green gowns
  9. green gram
  10. green grams
  11. green grasshopper

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