- moiley
- moil·ey
English syllables. 2014.
moiley
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moiley — ˈmȯili Irish & Scotland variant of muley … Useful english dictionary
muley — /myooh lee, mool ee/, adj., n., pl. muleys. adj. 1. (of cattle or deer) hornless; polled. n. 2. any cow. Also, mulley. [1565 75; var. of dial. moiley < Ir maol or Welsh moel bald, hornless + EY1, EY2] * * * … Universalium
muley — mul•ey [[t]ˈmyu li, ˈmʊl i[/t]] adj. ahb. (of cattle or deer) hornless; polled • Etymology: 1565–75; var. of dial. moiley < Ir maol or Welsh moel bald, hornless … From formal English to slang
muley — I. /ˈmjuli/ (say myoohlee) adjective 1. (of cattle) hornless; polled. –noun (plural muleys) 2. any cow. Also, mulley. {variant of dialect moiley, from Irish Gaelic maol, or from Welsh moel, literally, bald} II. /ˈmjuli/ (say myoohlee) noun… …
muley — [myo͞o′lē, moo′lē] adj. [Scot moiley < Celt, as in Welsh moel, Gael maol, hornless, bald < IE base * mai , to cut off > MAD] hornless; polled: said of cattle n. 1. a hornless cow 2. any cow … English World dictionary
mu|ley — «MYOO lee, MUL ee», adjective, noun, plural leys. –adj. hornless: »muley cattle. –n. 1. a hornless animal. 2. any cow. Also, mulley. ╂[variant of dialectal moiley hornless cow < Irish maol, Welsh moel bald] … Useful english dictionary
moylie — variant of moiley dial … Useful english dictionary
