goosery en · NOUN
Etymology
From goose + -ery.
Meanings
- A place for keeping geese.
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The characteristics or actions of a goose; silliness.
the finical gooſery of your neat Sermon-actor.
1642 April, John Milton, An Apology for Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume I, Amsterdam [actually London: s.n.], 1698, →OCLC, page 193:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gooseries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |