MOOSE
Moose, n. Etym: [A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah; Algonquin monse.
Mackenzie.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large cervine mammal (Alces machlis, or A. Americanus), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and by many zoölogists is considered the same species. See Elk. Moose bird (Zoöl.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See Whisky jack. — Moose deer. Same as Moose. — Moose yard (Zoöl.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection.
MOOSEWOOD Moose"wood`, n. (Bot.) (a) The striped maple (Acer Pennsylvanicum). (b) Leatherwood.
MOOT
Moot, v.
Defn: See 1st Mot. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MOOT
Moot, n. (Shipbuilding)
Defn: A ring for gauging wooden pins.
MOOT
Moot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mooted; p. pr. & vb. n. Mooting.] Etym:
[OE. moten, motien, AS. motan to meet or assemble for conversation,
to discuss, dispute, fr. mot, gemot, a meeting, an assembly; akin to
Icel. mot, MHG. muoz. Cf. Meet to come together.]
1. To argue for and against; to debate; to discuss; to propose for discussion. A problem which hardly has been mentioned, much less mooted, in this country. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. Specifically: To discuss by way of exercise; to argue for practice; to propound and discuss in a mock court. First a case is appointed to be mooted by certain young men, containing some doubtful controversy. Sir T. Elyot.