. (U. S. Politics) (a) A follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912; -- a sense said to have originated from a remark made by Roosevelt on a certain occasion that he felt “like a bull moose.” [ Cant ] (b) The figure of a bull moose used as the party symbol of the Progressive party in the presidential campaign of 1912. -- Bull Mooser. [ Cant ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

moose

n. [ A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah; Algonquin monse. Mackenzie. ] 1. (Zool.) A large cervine mammal (Alces alces syn. Alces machlis, syn Alces Americanus), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and by many Zoologists is considered the same species. See Elk. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose. [ Obsolescent. Cant, from the early 1900's. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

2. [ capitalized ] A member of the fraternal organization named Loyal Order of Moose. [ PJC ]

Moose bird (Zool.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See Whisky jack. --
Moose deer. Same as Moose. --
Moose yard (Zool.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection. [ 1913 Webster ]

Moosewood

n. (Bot.) (a) The striped maple (Acer Pennsylvanicum). (b) Leatherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

vamoose

v. i. & t. [ Sp. vamos let us go. ] To depart quickly; to depart from. [ Written also vamos, and vamose. ] [ Slang, Eng. & U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

moosewood

(n) maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn, Syn. moose-wood, goosefoot maple, striped maple, striped dogwood, Acer pennsylvanicum

chat

(n) an informal conversation, Syn. schmoose, confabulation, schmooze, confab

decamp

(v) leave suddenly, Syn. vamoose, skip, Example:She persuaded him to decamp; skip town

elk

(n) large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America, Syn. Alces alces, European elk, moose

leatherwood

(n) deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers, Syn. wicopy, moose-wood, Dirca palustris, ropebark, moosewood

progressive party

(n) a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose, Syn. Bull Moose Party

shmooze

(v) talk idly or casually and in a friendly way, Syn. jawbone, schmoose, shmoose, schmooze

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