moileyn.

Brit.

/ˈmɔɪli/, U.S.

/ˈmɔɪli/, Scottish English

/ˈmɔɪlɪ/, Irish English

/ˈmɒɪli/

Forms: Scottish 1800s moylie; Irish English 1800s– mawly, 1800s– moiley, 1800s– moily, 1800s– moilya, 1900s– mawley, 1900s– mawllie, 1900s– moille, 1900s– moll-ye.

Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish maolai.

Etymology: < Irish maolai hornless cow < maol (see moil n.³) + a suffix of uncertain origin (perhaps compare -y suffix⁶). Compare mule n.³, muley n.¹, and mull n.⁵

Scottish and Irish English.

A hornless cow or bullock. Also (in extended use): a mild-natured person; a person likened to a hornless cow in appearance (see quot. 1951). See also muley n.¹

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moiley1824

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1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. Moylie, a mild, good-natured person: an auld moylie, a tame person, even to sillyness; a moylie, is also a bullock wanting horns.

1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down Moily, Moilya, a hornless cow. Moily, hornless.

1892 W. G. Lyttle Ballycuddy 39 Wuz it the black an' white moiley?

1951 S. H. Bell December Bride ii. xvii. 174 A great lumbering fellow, Robbie Art, nicknamed Moiley, because of his high bald forehead.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moiley
释义	moileyn. Brit. /ˈmɔɪli/, U.S. /ˈmɔɪli/, Scottish English /ˈmɔɪlɪ/, Irish English /ˈmɒɪli/ Forms: Scottish 1800s moylie; Irish English 1800s– mawly, 1800s– moiley, 1800s– moily, 1800s– moilya, 1900s– mawley, 1900s– mawllie, 1900s– moille, 1900s– moll-ye. Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish maolai. Etymology: < Irish maolai hornless cow < maol (see moil n.³) + a suffix of uncertain origin (perhaps compare -y suffix⁶). Compare mule n.³, muley n.¹, and mull n.⁵ Scottish and Irish English. A hornless cow or bullock. Also (in extended use): a mild-natured person; a person likened to a hornless cow in appearance (see quot. 1951). See also muley n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > hornless poll1786 moiley1824 British White1879 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. Moylie, a mild, good-natured person: an auld moylie, a tame person, even to sillyness; a moylie, is also a bullock wanting horns. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down Moily, Moilya, a hornless cow. Moily, hornless. 1892 W. G. Lyttle Ballycuddy 39 Wuz it the black an' white moiley? 1951 S. H. Bell December Bride ii. xvii. 174 A great lumbering fellow, Robbie Art, nicknamed Moiley, because of his high bald forehead. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1824
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