'Moose bird' definitions:

Definition of 'Moose bird'

From: GCIDE
  • moose \moose\ (m[=oo]s), n. [A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah; Algonquin monse. Mackenzie.]
  • 1. (Zool.) A large cervine mammal (Alces alces syn. {Alces machlis}, syn Alces Americanus), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and by many Zoologists is considered the same species. See Elk. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose. [Obsolescent. Cant, from the early 1900's.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  • 2. [capitalized] A member of the fraternal organization named Loyal Order of Moose. [PJC]
  • Moose bird (Zool.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See Whisky jack.
  • Moose deer. Same as Moose.
  • Moose yard (Zool.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'moose bird'

From: GCIDE
  • Whisky \Whis"ky\, Whiskey \Whis"key\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.] An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley. [1913 Webster]
  • Bourbon whisky, corn whisky made in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
  • Crooked whisky. See under Crooked.
  • Whisky Jack (Zool.), the Canada jay ({Perisoreus Canadensis}). It is noted for its fearless and familiar habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter beneath. Called also moose bird. [1913 Webster] Whiskyfied