mooncalf
[noun]
Synonyms: fool, doodle, idiot, imbecile, jackass, jerk, madman, nincompoop, ninny, tomfool

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mooncalf noun. ['mu:nkɑ:f] Pl. -calves [-kɑ:vz]. M16.
[from MOON noun¹ + CALF noun¹, perh. after German Mondkalb.]
1. a. A misshapen foetus; a monstrosity. M16-M19.
b. A person with a mental handicap; a born fool. colloq. E17.

2. A person who gazes at the moon or idles time away; an absent-minded person. Formerly also, a fickle person. E17.

3. An animal imagined to inhabit the moon. rare. E20.

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