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moose-call

• 1 n. See 1849 quote.

  See also: call ((n.)) (def. 1b)  

  • c1902  (1912)  either moose call nor birch horn, of which wonders are told, will avail now.
  • 1849  The hunter enters the deep recesses of the forest, and imitates [a moose's] lowing in what is termed the "moose-call."
  • 1964  They could entice it [the magnetic pole] over into Siberia by setting up a battery of big magnets . . . putting out a sort of magnetic moose call.

• 2 n. a device for making such a call, especially a bark horn.

  See also: birchbark horn  call ((n.)) (def. 1a)  caller (def. 2)  cow-call  moose horn  

  • 1904  . . . an old hunter . . . had made his joy complete by the gift of the bark "moose-call" itself, a battered old tube with many "kills" to its credit.
  • 1965  I'd suggest you go to your nearest sporting goods store and buy a moose call. . . .