moorcockn.

Brit.

/ˈmʊəkɒk/,

/ˈmɔːkɒk/, U.S.

/ˈmʊrˌkɑk/, Scottish English

/ˈmurkɔk/

Forms: see moor n.¹ and cock n.¹ and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moor n.¹, cock n.¹

Etymology: < moor n.¹ + cock n.¹Apparent earlier examples as a surname, chiefly in southern counties (e.g. Walter Morcoc (c1160; Suffolk), Walter Morcoc (1202; Lincolnshire), John Morekoc (1283; Sussex), etc.) are more likely to show derivation from Morecock , a hypocoristic form of the personal name More (compare -cock , hypocoristic suffix (see discussion at cock n.¹ and int.) and also Morecok Chepman (1327; Somerset)).

Now Scottish and English regional (northern).

The male of the red grouse, Lagopus lagopus. Also (occasionally): the male of the black grouse, Tetrao tetrix; a blackcock. Cf. moorhen n. 1.

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the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > member of genus Lyrurus (black grouse) > male

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1329–30 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 16 12 Murkokes emp..7 murkokes.

1427 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1814) II. 16/2 Blak cokes gra hennys and mur cokes.

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) viii. f. 106 Now it is a meare And Moorecocks, Cootes, and Cormorants doo breede and nestle there.

1618 Naworth Househ. Bks. 85, in Lunds Universitets Arsskrift 8 (1912) 71 5 moor-cock.

a1695 A. Wood Surv. Antiq. City of Oxf. (1899) III. 157 Arms..argent, a chevron between 3 more-cocks sable.

1731 E. Albin Nat. Hist. Birds I. 23 The Red Game, or More-Cock Lagopus altera.

1780 J. Edmondson Compl. Body Heraldry II. (Gloss.) Moor Cock, the male of the black game, or large black grouse.

1850 J. Struthers Life in Poet. Wks. I. p. xiv The Scraigh of the paitrick, the birr of the muircock.

1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 298 Moor-cocks were crowing in the hollows.

1933 Sc. Notes & Queries Jan. 16 Fa' echts th' reed deer in his biel; Th' chirrin' meercock?

1965 Jrnl. Lancs. Dial. Soc. Jan. 14 Red grouse... ‘Moorcock’, strictly, should be applied only to the male.

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

单词	moorcock
释义	moorcockn. Brit. /ˈmʊəkɒk/, /ˈmɔːkɒk/, U.S. /ˈmʊrˌkɑk/, Scottish English /ˈmurkɔk/ Forms: see moor n.¹ and cock n.¹ and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moor n.¹, cock n.¹ Etymology: < moor n.¹ + cock n.¹Apparent earlier examples as a surname, chiefly in southern counties (e.g. Walter Morcoc (c1160; Suffolk), Walter Morcoc (1202; Lincolnshire), John Morekoc (1283; Sussex), etc.) are more likely to show derivation from Morecock , a hypocoristic form of the personal name More (compare -cock , hypocoristic suffix (see discussion at cock n.¹ and int.) and also Morecok Chepman (1327; Somerset)). Now Scottish and English regional (northern). The male of the red grouse, Lagopus lagopus. Also (occasionally): the male of the black grouse, Tetrao tetrix; a blackcock. Cf. moorhen n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > genus Lagopus > lagopus lagopus (red grouse) > male moorcock1329 gorcock1620 the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > member of genus Lyrurus (black grouse) > male blackcock1428 heath-cock1590 moorcocka1695 1329–30 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 16 12 Murkokes emp..7 murkokes. 1427 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1814) II. 16/2 Blak cokes gra hennys and mur cokes. 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) viii. f. 106 Now it is a meare And Moorecocks, Cootes, and Cormorants doo breede and nestle there. 1618 Naworth Househ. Bks. 85, in Lunds Universitets Arsskrift 8 (1912) 71 5 moor-cock. a1695 A. Wood Surv. Antiq. City of Oxf. (1899) III. 157 Arms..argent, a chevron between 3 more-cocks sable. 1731 E. Albin Nat. Hist. Birds I. 23 The Red Game, or More-Cock Lagopus altera. 1780 J. Edmondson Compl. Body Heraldry II. (Gloss.) Moor Cock, the male of the black game, or large black grouse. 1850 J. Struthers Life in Poet. Wks. I. p. xiv The Scraigh of the paitrick, the birr of the muircock. 1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 298 Moor-cocks were crowing in the hollows. 1933 Sc. Notes & Queries Jan. 16 Fa' echts th' reed deer in his biel; Th' chirrin' meercock? 1965 Jrnl. Lancs. Dial. Soc. Jan. 14 Red grouse... ‘Moorcock’, strictly, should be applied only to the male. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1329
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