mossie

¹

/ ˈmɒsɪ /

noun

1. another name for the Cape sparrow

mossie

²

/ ˈmɒzɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for mosquito

Word History and Origins

Origin of mossie¹

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

You have to be that way And, above all, stick to your real speed, Which was, for him, the way the Perspex windscreen Of the Mossie ate the miles.

From The New Yorker

“Mossie! Mossie!,” he cried out to the director in the darkened orchestra, stepping into the footlights.

From New York Times

Susan Wooldridge gradually reveals the vulnerability of the astringent Annabel, while Sarah Woodward slowly discloses her sister's demented strength and Mossie Smith captures the no-nonsense nastiness of the vindictive nurse.

From The Guardian

VVith that hee sees a Rocke made like a Cabin all tapistred with Natures mossie greene, VVrought in a frizled guise, as it had been made for Napæa, Mountaines chiefest Queene, At mouth of which grew Cedars, Pines, & Firs, And at the top grew Maple, Yough, and Poplers.

From Project Gutenberg

"Vous allez à Blankenberghe, mossié?" said the Italian, with a winning smile.

From Project Gutenberg