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call ((n.)) 
1a n. See quote.
See also: caller (def. 2) deer call moose-call (def. 2)
- 1853 It was the celebrated "cow parsnip". . . . Its stem was jointed and hollow and Lucien had heard that the Indians called it in their language "flute stem," as they often used it to make their rude musical instruments . . . [and] a sort of whistle or "call," by which they were enabled to imitate and decoy several kinds of deer.
1b n. the cry of an animal simulated by a hunter to lure game into range.
See also: caller (def. 1) moose-call (def. 1)
- 1866 The instrument by which the "call" is produced is a cone or trumpet of bark. . . .
- 1955 Some years ago, Gordon Hatfield . . . got a recording of Mr. Raynard's call and took it back to the U.S. with him.
2 n. the words used to direct dancers in following the set of movements in a square dance. See also call-off.
- 1903 I shall here present a few "calls" as I remember hearing them from Goarden's lips at the famous dances that Dooley gave. . . .
- 1853 It was the celebrated "cow parsnip". . . . Its stem was jointed and hollow and Lucien had heard that the Indians called it in their language "flute stem," as they often used it to make their rude musical instruments . . . [and] a sort of whistle or "call," by which they were enabled to imitate and decoy several kinds of deer.