2. Noun. (dated or historical UK military informal colloquial) A de Havilland Mosquito. ¹
3. Noun. (South Africa) The common name for various species of sparrow, especially ''Passer melanurus''. ¹
4. Noun. (UK Australia New Zealand colloquial) A mosquito. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mossie
1. mosquito [n -S] - See also: mosquito
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mossie
Literary usage of Mossie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"Is, for respondent JONES, CJ This action was begun In the probate court of
Spartanburg county for the settlement and distribution of the estate of Mossie M. ..."
2. The Bards of Bon-Accord, 1375-1860 by William Walker (1887)
"Cheating and dissembling Will lead you in a snare, And the deil will get you by
the kick, As Mossie got his Mare. And a' ye lousy tailors That cabbage all ..."
3. Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland: With Many Old and Familiar Melodies by Robert Ford (1899)
"Mossie on a morning Gaed oot his mare to seek, And round about the frosty knowes
Upon his knees did creep. At length he found her in a ditch, ..."
4. Memoirs of Vidocq, Principal Agent of the French Police by Eugène François Vidocq (1853)
"The air and face were correspondent, and I had every reason to believe that I
had guessed correctly. I wished to assure myself. " Mossie", Mossie"," I said, ..."
5. Proceedings of the Meeting of the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf by Meeting (1887)
"Mossie McGANN. Prepared by JR Dobyns, Principal of the Mississippi Institution.
Miss Mossie McGann, an account of whose life and character was -given in the ..."
6. Gleanings of Scarce Old Ballads: With Explanatory Notes by Buchan, Peter Buchan (1891)
"She was as cunning as a fox, As crafty as a hare, And I will tell you by and bye
How Mossie catch'd's Mare. Mossie on a morning Ged out his mare to seek, ..."
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