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mooncalf

[ moon-kaf, -kahf ]

noun

plural mooncalves.
  1. a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person.
  2. a foolish person.
  3. a person who spends time idly daydreaming.

mooncalf

/ ˈːˌɑː /

noun

  1. a born fool; dolt
  2. a person who idles time away
  3. obsolete.
    a freak or monster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mooncalf1

First recorded in 1555–65; moon + calf 1

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