mooncalf
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noun, plural moon·calves.
1.
a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person.
2.
a foolish person.
3.
a person who spends time idly daydreaming.
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| —n , pl -calves | |
| 1. | a born fool; dolt |
| 2. | a person who idles time away |
| 3. | obsolete a freak or monster |
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Mooncalf
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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I'm as much of a mooncalf as anyone.
Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest a good mooncalf.
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