oose

British  

/ uːs /

noun

1. dialect dust; fluff

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Other Word Forms

• oosy adjective

Etymology

Origin of oose

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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 Kerr, Robert

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 Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

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 Powell, John Wesley

I held oo to the fire one day To make oose body warm; And melted oose poor nose away— And then oo lost oose form.

From The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza by Fitzgerald, S. J. Adair

And oose a hollow little fing, Oose saw-dust has yun out; Your stweak is gone, oo cannot sing, Oose lips tan't form a pout.

From The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza by Fitzgerald, S. J. Adair