oose
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of oose
of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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The oose, the fruit of the yucca, or Spanish bayonet, is rich, and not unlike the pawpaw of the valley of the Ohio.
From Canyons of the Colorado by John Wesley Powell
The greatest depth was on an oose bottom, the least a coarse yellow sand.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Robert Kerr
Arl oop wi Moonmo," shouted one big fellow, a miner of the Mendip hills, whose weapon was a pickaxe: "na oose to vaight na moor.
From Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Ef yo're lookin' for yore broother, 'e's in t' oose long o' us.
From Mary Olivier: a Life by May Sinclair
Oose hair is dyed, an' all is done, Oose ears are in oose neck; An' so my Dolly, darling one, Oo is a fearful weck.
From The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza by S. J. Adair Fitzgerald
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