moo-cown.

Brit.

/ˈmuːkaʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmuˌkaʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moo int., cow n.¹

Etymology: < moo int. + cow n.¹

colloquial and humorous.

Esp. among children or in imitations of children's speech: a cow.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [noun]

cowa800

nowtc1450

mower1673

colly1707

Scot1787

horny1808

moo-cow1810

sookie1838

bossy1844

sook1850

cow-creature1873

moo1930

1810 W. Combe Schoolmaster's Tour in Poet. Mag. June 36 The sheep all baa'd, the asses bray'd, The moo-cows low'd, and Grizzle neigh'd.

1841 W. M. Thackeray Artists in Char. Sketches (1869) 428 Can they design so much as a horse, or a dog, or a ‘moo-cow’, for little Jack who bawls out for them? not they.

1903 Sat. Evening Post 21 Nov. 42/2 The moo-cow's got a tail like a rope En it's raveled down where it grows, En it's just like feeling a piece of soap All over the moo-cow's nose.

1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist i. 1 Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was down along the road met a nicens little boy.

1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues ii. 28 His tonal inflections were suggested by the moo-cow and the barnyard.

1992 Toronto Life Oct. 14/1 A quick hop from Maple Leaf Gardens you can gaze upon cheery old moo-cows grazing in rustic splendour.

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

单词	moo-cow
释义	moo-cown. Brit. /ˈmuːkaʊ/, U.S. /ˈmuˌkaʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moo int., cow n.¹ Etymology: < moo int. + cow n.¹ colloquial and humorous. Esp. among children or in imitations of children's speech: a cow. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [noun] cowa800 nowtc1450 mower1673 colly1707 Scot1787 horny1808 moo-cow1810 sookie1838 bossy1844 sook1850 cow-creature1873 moo1930 1810 W. Combe Schoolmaster's Tour in Poet. Mag. June 36 The sheep all baa'd, the asses bray'd, The moo-cows low'd, and Grizzle neigh'd. 1841 W. M. Thackeray Artists in Char. Sketches (1869) 428 Can they design so much as a horse, or a dog, or a ‘moo-cow’, for little Jack who bawls out for them? not they. 1903 Sat. Evening Post 21 Nov. 42/2 The moo-cow's got a tail like a rope En it's raveled down where it grows, En it's just like feeling a piece of soap All over the moo-cow's nose. 1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist i. 1 Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was down along the road met a nicens little boy. 1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues ii. 28 His tonal inflections were suggested by the moo-cow and the barnyard. 1992 Toronto Life Oct. 14/1 A quick hop from Maple Leaf Gardens you can gaze upon cheery old moo-cows grazing in rustic splendour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1810
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