moor : Idioms & Phrases

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battle of marston moor

  • noun a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert
    battle of Marston Moor.
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marston moor

  • noun a former moor in northern England
  • noun a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert
    battle of Marston Moor.
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moor berry

  • noun an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves
    bog bilberry; bog whortleberry; Vaccinium uliginosum alpinum.
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Moor buzzard

  • (Zoöl.), the marsh harrier. Prov. Eng.
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Moor coal

  • (Geol.), a friable variety of lignite.
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Moor cock

  • (Zoöl.), the male of the moor fowl or red grouse of Europe.
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Moor coot

  • . (Zoöl.) See Gallinule.
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Moor fowl

  • . (Zoöl.) (a) The European ptarmigan, or red grouse (Lagopus Scoticus) . (b) The European heath grouse . See under Heath.
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Moor game

  • . (Zoöl.) Same as Moor fowl (above).
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Moor grass

  • (Bot.), a tufted perennial grass (Sesleria cærulea), found in mountain pastures of Europe.
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Moor hawk

  • (Zoöl.), the marsh harrier.
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Moor hen

  • . (Zoöl.) (a) The female of the moor fowl . (b) A gallinule, esp. the European species. See Gallinule. (c) An Australian rail (Tribonyx ventralis).
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Moor monkey

  • (Zoöl.), the black macaque of Borneo (Macacus maurus).
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Moor titling

  • (Zoöl.), the European stonechat (Pratinocola rubicola).
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moor-bird

  • noun reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
    moorgame; moorfowl; red grouse; Lagopus scoticus; moorbird.
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mooring anchor

  • noun an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place
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mooring line

  • noun (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
    mooring.
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mooring mast

  • noun a tower for mooring airships
    mooring mast.
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mooring tower

  • noun a tower for mooring airships
    mooring mast.
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