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Moor

UK/mɔː/ US/mʊə/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.

one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

2.

verb

1.

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

  • “tie up the boat”
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2.

come into or dock at a wharf

  • “the big ship wharfed in the evening”
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3.

secure with cables or ropes

  • “moor the boat”

Origin

From Middle English mor, from Old English mōr, from Proto-West Germanic *mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European *móri. Cognates include Welsh môr, Old Irish muir (from Proto-Celtic *mori); Scots muir, Dutch moer, Old Saxon mōr, Old Saxon mūr, German Moor and perhaps also Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 (marei). See mere.

Phrases

  • Alston Moor
  • Barnby Moor
  • Black Moor
  • Blea Moor
  • Bodmin Moor
  • Buckland in the Moor
  • Cleator Moor
  • Clifton Moor
  • Crosland Moor
  • moor up
  • mooring buoy
  • mooring can

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