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oozie

oozie noun: in Myanmar, an elephant trainer or mahout.

Noun

oozie (plural oozies)

  1. In Myanmar, an elephant trainer or mahout.
    • This is the story of Ba Galay and Maunga Sein, his oozie, one of the bravest men whom I have ever met.1937, C. V. Warren, Burmese Interlude, page 37
    • When Little Elephant is shut in the pen, the oozie offers him another banana. But he kicks and bawls and will not take it.1955, Alice E. Goudey, Here Come the Elephants!, page 90

Examples of oozie in a sentence

  • It is her chewing gum as she works, but it earns her a sarcastic comment from the oozie: "My mother, but you are forever eating!" However, his patience is quite undisturbed.1969, Animals You Will Never Forget, Reader's Digest, page 186:
  • Women sometimes help their oozie husbands with the feeding and care of the elephants, but in Myanmar only males are allowed to become oozies.1998, Roland Smith, In the Forest with Elephants:

Forms of oozie

pluraloozies

Questions about oozie

What does oozie mean?
Oozie means in Myanmar, an elephant trainer or mahout.
How do you use oozie in a sentence?
It is her chewing gum as she works, but it earns her a sarcastic comment from the oozie: "My mother, but you are forever eating!" However, his patience is quite undisturbed.
What part of speech is oozie?
Oozie is a noun.
What is the plural of oozie?
The plural of oozie is oozies.

Words near oozie in the dictionary

  1. oozed
  2. oozel
  3. oozels
  4. oozes
  5. oozey
  6. oozie
  7. oozier
  8. oozies
  9. ooziest
  10. oozily
  11. oozin'

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