Moses basket

/ (ˈməʊzɪz) /

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noun

a portable cradle for a baby, often made of straw or wicker

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Word Origin for Moses basket

C20: from Moses being left in a cradle of bulrushes (Exodus 2:3)

Words nearby Moses basket

Moseley, Moseley's law, Moselle, Moser, Moses, Moses basket, Moses, Grandma, Moses-in-the-cradle, Moses Lake, mosey, MOSFET

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How to use Moses basket in a sentence

“When he put me on the phone, I talked to her, and told her, ‘Moses was working on writing stuff,’” he recalled.
Alleged Cop Killer’s Blood-Soaked Screenplay|M.L. Nestel|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the next time his friend saw Moses, it was online; his bloody body was slapped on a stretcher.
Alleged Cop Killer’s Blood-Soaked Screenplay|M.L. Nestel|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moses felt like he was doing something finally; that this was going to be his thing and he wanted her to know it.
Alleged Cop Killer’s Blood-Soaked Screenplay|M.L. Nestel|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The scriptural Moses is defined by his frailties, his inability to act.
Meet Moses the Swashbuckling Israelite|James Romm|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And, in a gratuitous show of homicidal prowess, Moses kills two assassins he meets while wandering in the desert of Sinai.
Meet Moses the Swashbuckling Israelite|James Romm|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here there was a scuffling sound in the basket, and the Roc rapped on the cover with her hard beak, and cried, "Hush!"
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
About her neck was hung a covered basket and a door-key; and Davy at once concluded that she was Sindbad's house-keeper.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Then the croupier tears open two packets of new cards, flinging the old ones into a waste-paper basket at his side.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
When the days were fine, Jean in his basket assisted at the dramatic performance in the market-place.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Below the round thing hung a square basket, with many ropes, and other things, fast to it.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum