Moabite
noun
Mo·ab·ite ˈmō-ə-ˌbīt 
: a member of an ancient Semitic people related to the Hebrews
Moabite adjective
or Moabitish
ˈmō-ə-ˌbī-tish
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin Moabita, Moabites, from Greek Mōabitēs, from Mōab Moab, ancient kingdom in Syria
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
- apple of one's eye
- apple of Peru
- apple of Sodom
- apple oil
- apple pandowdy
- apple paring
- apple pear
- apple pox
- apple red
- apple red bug
- apple rose
- apple rust
- apple sawfly
- apple scab
- apple scald
- apple scale
- apple shell
- apple skin worm
- apple snail
- apple sucker
- apple tree
- apple tree borer
- apple tree canker
- apple twig borer
- Apple Valley