mooncalf

[ moon-kaf, -kahf ]
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noun,plural moon·calves.
  1. a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person.

  2. a foolish person.

  1. a person who spends time idly daydreaming.

Origin of mooncalf

1
First recorded in 1555–65; moon + calf1

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mooncalf

/ (ˈmuːnˌkɑːf) /


nounplural -calves (-ˌkɑːvz)
  1. a born fool; dolt

  2. a person who idles time away

  1. obsolete a freak or monster

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