moose † [< Algonk. "browser, stripper"] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 n.
a large ruminant mammal, Alces alces, of the northern forests.
See also: black moose elk gray moose (def. 1) moose-deer (def. 1) mooswa(h) orignal
2 n.
the flesh of the moose used as food.
See also: moose-deer (def. 2) moose-meat moose venison
3 n.
the hide of the moose, valued as leather.