† mohohun.

Forms: 1800s mohohu, 1800s mohoohoo, 1800s mohuhu, 1800s muchocho, 1800s muchuco.

Origin: A borrowing from Tswana. Etymon: Tswana mogohu.

Etymology: < Tswana mogohu. O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) enters this word under mohoohoo and gives the pronunciation as (mŏhū·hū) /məˈhuːhuː/.

South African. Obsolete.

The white rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [noun] > with hoof in more than two parts > family Rhinocerotidae > rhinoceros > ceratotherium simum (white rhino)

white rhinoceros1801

mohohu1842

white rhino1894

1835 A. Smith Diary 11 July (1940) II. 107 The Baquana say that two kinds [of rhinoceros] are only in this country. The black, which they call muchli and the white mohohoo.]

1842 R. Moffat Missionary Labours & Scenes S. Afr. xxvii. 461 The mohohu, the largest species [of rhinoceros], has been known even to kill the elephant, by thrusting the horn into its ribs.

1849 A. Smith Illustr. Zool. S. Afr., Mammalia Pl. 19 Localities abounding in grass are therefore the haunts of the Mohoohoo.

1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. xii. 256 With considerable difficulty we separated the horn of the muchocho from the skin by means of a long sharp knife.

1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 236/2 The White R[hinoceros]..or Muchuco, or Monooho, is the largest of the well-ascertained African species.

1884 J. Mackenzie Day-dawn in Dark Places 189 It is said the flesh of the mohuhu, or white rhinoceros is very good.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mohohu
释义	† mohohun. Forms: 1800s mohohu, 1800s mohoohoo, 1800s mohuhu, 1800s muchocho, 1800s muchuco. Origin: A borrowing from Tswana. Etymon: Tswana mogohu. Etymology: < Tswana mogohu. O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) enters this word under mohoohoo and gives the pronunciation as (mŏhū·hū) /məˈhuːhuː/. South African. Obsolete. The white rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [noun] > with hoof in more than two parts > family Rhinocerotidae > rhinoceros > ceratotherium simum (white rhino) white rhinoceros1801 mohohu1842 white rhino1894 1835 A. Smith Diary 11 July (1940) II. 107 The Baquana say that two kinds [of rhinoceros] are only in this country. The black, which they call muchli and the white mohohoo.] 1842 R. Moffat Missionary Labours & Scenes S. Afr. xxvii. 461 The mohohu, the largest species [of rhinoceros], has been known even to kill the elephant, by thrusting the horn into its ribs. 1849 A. Smith Illustr. Zool. S. Afr., Mammalia Pl. 19 Localities abounding in grass are therefore the haunts of the Mohoohoo. 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. xii. 256 With considerable difficulty we separated the horn of the muchocho from the skin by means of a long sharp knife. 1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 236/2 The White R[hinoceros]..or Muchuco, or Monooho, is the largest of the well-ascertained African species. 1884 J. Mackenzie Day-dawn in Dark Places 189 It is said the flesh of the mohuhu, or white rhinoceros is very good. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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