old moon

old moon
old moon noun
The moon in its last waning quarter before its reappearance as a new moon
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old moon,
the moon when seen as a thin crescent with the hollow side on the right.

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n. the moon in its last quarter, before the new moon

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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