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moo-cow

US/ˈmuːkaʊ/

moo-cow noun: a cow.

Noun

moo-cow (plural moo-cows)

  1. (childish, endearing) A cow.
    • At the end of the line nearest the Arch, under a flary light, stood an old bearded man having the look on his face of a kindly but somewhat irritated moo-cow.1914, Irvin S. Cobb, Europe Revised
    • Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo[…]1916, James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC

Forms of moo-cow

pluralmoo-cows
alternative formmoo cow
alternative formmoocow

Origin of moo-cow

Compare German Muhkuh and Italian mucca.

Questions about moo-cow

What does moo-cow mean?
Moo-cow means a cow.
What part of speech is moo-cow?
Moo-cow is a noun.
How do you pronounce moo-cow?
Moo-cow is pronounced /ˈmuːkaʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of moo-cow?
The plural of moo-cow is moo-cows.

Words near moo-cow in the dictionary

  1. moo goo gai pan
  2. moo juice
  3. moo shoo
  4. moo shu
  5. Moo U
  6. moo-cow
  7. moo-cows
  8. moo-moo
  9. moo-moos
  10. moob
  11. Mooball

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