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mooncalf (MOON-kaf) noun
1. A daydreamer or absent-minded person. 2. A fool or simpleton. 3. A congenitally deformed person. [From the earlier belief that a misshapen birth was a result of effects of the moon.] "Troughton, who has become a justly popular leading actor over the past few RSC seasons, is both monster and mooncalf." Michael Coveney, Theatre: Psycho III, The Madness of King Richard, The Guardian (London), Sep 10, 1995. This week's theme: words to describe people. Today's AWAD is sponsored by NannyTax, Inc., offering on-line tax preparation and payroll tax compliance services to employers of domestic help. Please visit http://www.nannytax.com ............................................................................ Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children? -Marcus Tullius Cicero, statesman, orator, writer (106-43 BCE) Subscribe: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html Unsubscribe: http://wordsmith.org/awad/unsubscribe.html Change address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/address-change.html Gift subscription: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/mooncalf.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/mooncalf.ram
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