| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
moor2 (mʊə, mɔː) ![]() | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to secure (a ship, boat, etc) with cables or ropes |
| 2. | (of a ship, boat, etc) to be secured in this way |
| 3. | (not in technical usage) a less common word for anchor |
| [C15: of Germanic origin; related to Old English mǣrelsrāp rope for mooring] | |
moor
tract of open country that may be either dry with heather and associated vegetation or wet with an acid peat vegetation. If wet, a moor is generally synonymous with bog (q.v.).
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