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Moses (iou)



Moses noun. E16.

A person resembling the Hebrew prophet Moses (see MOSAIC adjective2), esp. in his character as lawgiver or leader. E16.
M. L. King In nearly every territory..a courageous Moses pleaded passionately for the freedom of his people.
b. Used as an oath or expletive. Also holy Moses. M19.
c. A male Jew. derog. M19.
In full Moses boat. A broad flat-bottomed boat used in the W. Indies. Also, a kind of boat used in Massachusetts. obsolete exc. Hist. E18.
prickly Moses, any of several wattles with needle-like phyllodes, esp. Acacia ulicifolia and A. verticillata. Austral. L19.
Comb.: Moses basket a carry-cot or small portable cot for a baby, esp. of wickerwork; Moses boat: see sense 2 above.