moor 1
— moory , adj.
/moor/ , n.
1. a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
2. a tract of land preserved for game.
[ bef. 900; ME more, OE mor; c. D moer, G Moor marsh ]
moor 2
/moor/ , v.t.
1. to secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines.
2. to fix firmly; secure.
v.i.
3. to moor a ship, small boat, etc.
4. to be made secure by cables or the like.
n.
5. the act of mooring.
[ 1485-95; earlier more, akin to OE maerels- in maerelsrap rope for mooring a ship; see MARLINE ]