mooncalf
noun
a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person.
mooncalves
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pluralof mooncalf.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I could see no signs of mooncalves or Selenites, nor could I see Cavor, but I could see my handkerchief far off, spread out on its thicket of thorns.
From The First Men in the Moon by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
And at the immediate mouth of the tunnel was a wide trampled space where the mooncalves had come and gone.
From The First Men in the Moon by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
I think I forgot the Selenites, the mooncalves, the lid, and the noises completely so soon as I had eaten that fungus.
From The First Men in the Moon by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
He takes at last no interest in the deeper part of the moon; he regards all Selenites not equally versed in mooncalves with indifference, derision, or hostility.
From The First Men in the Moon by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
"They must think we are mooncalves," said I, "to be frightened at that."
From The First Men in the Moon by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
