Meaning

noun one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

noun open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

verb secure in or as if in a berth or dock

originFrom Dutch Moors (“Moorish”), or directly from Moor + -s (after e.g. Scots).

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