moo-ed

Updated: May 29, 2025

Madam Rachel then went to her seat in her great arm-chair, and David and Dwight came and stood by her side. "I am sorry, Dwight, that you wanted to trouble Caleb." "But, mother," said Dwight, "I only moo-ed at him a little." "And what did you do it for?" "O, only for fun, mother." "Did you suppose it gave him pain?" "Why, I don't know." "Did you suppose it gave him pleasure?"

Jacob Abbott - Caleb in the Country

He gave the bull such a rap with his wand that he moo-ed dreadfully, and then put up his fore-paw, to see if his nose was on or not. He found it was, but it hurt him so that he 'moo-ed' again, and galloped off as fast as he could into the woods.

Susan Coolidge - What Katy Did