moo

[moo]

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verb (used without object), mooed, moo·ing.

to utter the characteristic deep sound of a cow; low.

noun, plural moos.

a mooing sound.

Nearby words

Origin of moo

First recorded in 1540–50; imitative

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Examples from the Web for moo

The Moo Cluck Moo empire consists of two small outlets with about two-dozen employees.
No, a $15-Hour Fast Food Wage Isn’t Crazy|Daniel Gross|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In September, Moo Cluck Moo raised wages to the unthinkable level of $15 an hour.
No, a $15-Hour Fast Food Wage Isn’t Crazy|Daniel Gross|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By this time next year, Moo Cluck Moo hopes to have about a half-dozen units in the Detroit area.
No, a $15-Hour Fast Food Wage Isn’t Crazy|Daniel Gross|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Moo Cluck Moo, which has been in business for less than a year, has a single restaurant.
Radical Fast Food Joint Doubles Down on High Wages|Daniel Gross|September 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

And while Moo Cluck Moo has only been in business since the spring, Parker believes higher wages lead to better results.
Radical Fast Food Joint Doubles Down on High Wages|Daniel Gross|September 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The threat which I thus put at a venture may be recommended to anyone suffering from the moo nuisance.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, January 28th, 1920|Various
It possesses, moreover, a moo which is a blend between a ship's siren and a taxicab's honk syringe.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, January 28th, 1920|Various
As for e secunde, ou schalt know at ou most haue one rewe of figures, & no moo, as ou hayst in e the third; craft of duplacio.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous
They paw the ground and moo at each other but must not fight unless they can break the ring.
Jamaican Song and Story|Walter Jekyll
The crowd that had screamed its welcome to the returning O Moo and her crew was gone.
The Cruise of the O Moo|Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for moo

moo

verb

(intr) (of a cow, bull, etc) to make a characteristic deep long sound; low

interjection

an instance or imitation of this sound

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Word Origin and History for moo

moo

"to make the characteristic sound of a cow," 1540s, of imitative origin. Related: Mooed; mooing. The noun is from 1789. Baby-talk moo-cow (n.) attested from 1812.

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