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meese en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /miːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Pluralization of moose on the pattern of Germanic strong declension nouns such as goose → geese, tooth → teeth, foot → feet, and the similarly jocularly-formed shoop → sheep.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, humorous, nonstandard, plural) plural of moose
    form of moose

meese en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch mees.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) A titmouse.