Mossie

See also: mossie

English

Etymology 1

Diminutive of Maurice +‎ -ie.

Alternative forms

• Mozzie

Proper noun

Mossie

1. (Ireland) A diminutive of the male given name Maurice.

Etymology 2

Form of mossie (“diminutive of mosquito”).

Alternative forms

• Mozzie

Noun

Mossie (plural Mossies)

1. (dated or historical, UK, military, informal, colloquial) A de Havilland Mosquito.
   • 1983, John Kelly, The Wooden Wolf‎^[1], page 142:

     He leaned into the electric gunsight, aiming the Mossie at the left wingroot between engine and fuselage, where he knew there were fuel tanks — his right thumb mashed the control-column firing button.

   • 1993, Air League of the British Empire, Air Pictorial: Journal of the Air League‎^[2], volume 55, page 8:

     The Mossies were still able to land before the bombers were over the Channel.

   • 2003, Harold A. Skaarup, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Warbird Survivors 2003: A Handbook on Where to Find Them‎^[3], page 97:

     Almost 8,000 Mossies were built in Great Britain, Canada and Australia.

Anagrams

• Moises, mioses, mosies, seismo-