Meaning of moosecall | Babel Free
Definitions
- A horn, for example of birchbark, which imitates the bellow of a moose.
- The noise made by this device.
Examples
“A moosecall is a horn of birch bark used by hunters to imitate the roar and bellow of the bull moose. Hunters themselves disagree as to whether the moose is ever fooled by a moosecall.”
“Mister MacNab said he had just the thing in mind for his own wife. “'Tis a moosecall,” he announced happily, "which gives an excellent rendition of a female cow in the th-r-roes of r-r-romantic ecstacy."”
“I'm in danger of losing my mind, listening to Larry blow on that moosecall. I'm sorry I ever let him have it. He is my nephew, by the way.”
“First of all, I could hear the handful of boos and moosecalls underneath the cheers as I took my place among the other Giants.”
“Once I was just walking along innocently with Richie when all of a sudden, from down the hallway and around the corner, I hear this moosecall. I didn't even think. I just moosecalled back.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.