mooncalf
a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person.
a foolish person.
a person who spends time idly daydreaming.
Origin of mooncalf
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How to use mooncalf in a sentence
Evan looked up at the lunar orb again as if in irrational appeal—a moon calf bleating to his mother the moon.
The Ball and The Cross | G.K. ChestertonIt should be plain to every one, even though he need not behave like a moon-calf, that "one" is alone in his thoughts.
Etiquette | Emily PostIf he is as you say, dye think he'll ever marry a moon-calf like Madge?
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2, Illustrated | Sir Walter ScottIt is not a moon-calf business, whatever that may be, and I will not give it up.
Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales | Henry Rider HaggardAnd he, like a moon calf: "Oh, you're not going to ask me to give up smoking, are you?"
This Freedom | A. S. M. Hutchinson
British Dictionary definitions for mooncalf
/ (ˈmuːnˌkɑːf) /
a born fool; dolt
a person who idles time away
obsolete a freak or monster
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