Lexicographical Neighbors of Moolies
Literary usage of Moolies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1856)
"It is somewhat remarkable that the Persians, more than two thousand years ago,
used the very same word for the same purpose—to call their "moolies. ..."
2. Desultory Notes on Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary by James B. Montogomerie- Fleming (1899)
"The marbles generally called "commies" (made of common clay) were sometimes
called " moolies," especially when they were particularly soft and ill-shaped. ..."
3. Little Songs by Eliza Lee Cabot Follen (1856)
"The pigeons coo, The moolies moo, Hey troli-loli lo. The sun is up, the sun is
up, Sing merrily we, the sun is up. The horses neigh, The young lambs play, ..."
4. Favourites of a Nursery of Seventy Years Ago: And Some Others of Later Date by Edith Emerson Forbes (1916)
"The birds they sing, Upon the wing, Hey nony-nony no. The pigeons coo, The moolies
moo, Hey troli-loli lo. The sun is up, the sun is up, Sing merrily ..."
5. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1889)
"There are two distinct breeds of cattle that have been produced as " moolies."
I have seen specimens here in Canada, and I believe if a good breeder would ..."
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