moorfowln.

Brit.

/ˈmʊəfaʊl/,

/ˈmɔːfaʊl/, U.S.

/ˈmʊrˌfaʊl/

Forms: see moor n.¹ and fowl n.

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

Etymology: < moor n.¹ + fowl n.

1. Chiefly Scottish. The red grouse, Lagopus lagopus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > genus Lagopus > lagopus lagopus (red grouse)

moorfowl1504

grouse1531

moor game1611

red game1673

red grouse1769

willow partridge1772

red cock1775

moor-bird1812

red ptarmigan1819

willow grouse1850

willow ptarmigan1872

1504 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 427 To ane man brocht venison and mure fowlis to the King.

1506 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1901) III. 191 Tua wild geis and xij mure fowlis.

1598 Househ. Bks. James VI & Anne 9 Aug. Twa murefoull pouttis.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 106 Abundance of Geese,..Pigeons, Partridges, Moore-Fowle.

1679 T. Kirke Mod. Acct. Scotl. 4 As in the Northern Countries the Boars..change their Coats into the livery of the soyle, so here the Moor-Fowl..turn white.

1702 in A. W. C. Hallen Acct. Bk. Sir J. Foulis (1894) 310 For a dish of collops and 2 muir foull out of Rosses.

1793 R. Burns Poems (ed. 2) I. 167 Perhaps upon his mould'ring breast Some spitefu' muirfowl bigs her nest, To hatch and breed.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 16 The moor-fowl shooter has been often surprised to find him busied in cleaning the moss from the grey stones.

1881 J. Grant Cameronians I. iv. 56 Muirfowl, ptarmigan [etc.].

1928 W. C. Fraser Yelpin' Stane 175 That brings to my min' a ploy I had aboot muirfowl.

1965 Jrnl. Lancs. Dial. Soc. Jan. 14 Red Grouse... Moorfowl..: Heywood, Rochdale, Oldham.

†2. U.S. The ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1787 G. Greive tr. F. J. de Chastellux Trav. N.-Amer. II. 333 I returned to the inn, where I was expected by my moor fowl, two woodhens, and many other good things.

1846 Jrnl. (New Jersey Senate) 10 Apr. 686 And it be enacted, That if any person..shall kill, destroy, or take any..moorfowl..he, she, or they so offending, shall forfeit and pay..one dollar for each and every offence.

Compounds

† moorfowl egg n. (also moorfowl's egg) chiefly Scottish Obsolete a variety of pear; the tree bearing this fruit.

ΚΠ

1705 Lease in W. Hector Select. Judic. Rec. Renfrew (1876) 42 That pear tree called the Muirfowl Egg.

1817 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) XI. 212 The Muirfowl egg is another pear of good qualities, said to be originally Scottish.

1852 G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardeners' Dict. 690/1 Useful and profitable orchard Pears... Moorfowl's-egg.

1860 R. Hogg Fruit Man. 202 Muirfowl's Egg.—Fruit below medium size, roundish. Skin entirely covered with fine cinnamon-coloured russet.

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

单词	moorfowl
释义	moorfowln. Brit. /ˈmʊəfaʊl/, /ˈmɔːfaʊl/, U.S. /ˈmʊrˌfaʊl/ Forms: see moor n.¹ and fowl n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moor n.¹, fowl n. Etymology: < moor n.¹ + fowl n. 1. Chiefly Scottish. The red grouse, Lagopus lagopus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > genus Lagopus > lagopus lagopus (red grouse) moorfowl1504 grouse1531 moor game1611 red game1673 red grouse1769 willow partridge1772 red cock1775 moor-bird1812 red ptarmigan1819 willow grouse1850 willow ptarmigan1872 willow ptarmigan1872 1504 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 427 To ane man brocht venison and mure fowlis to the King. 1506 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1901) III. 191 Tua wild geis and xij mure fowlis. 1598 Househ. Bks. James VI & Anne 9 Aug. Twa murefoull pouttis. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 106 Abundance of Geese,..Pigeons, Partridges, Moore-Fowle. 1679 T. Kirke Mod. Acct. Scotl. 4 As in the Northern Countries the Boars..change their Coats into the livery of the soyle, so here the Moor-Fowl..turn white. 1702 in A. W. C. Hallen Acct. Bk. Sir J. Foulis (1894) 310 For a dish of collops and 2 muir foull out of Rosses. 1793 R. Burns Poems (ed. 2) I. 167 Perhaps upon his mould'ring breast Some spitefu' muirfowl bigs her nest, To hatch and breed. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 16 The moor-fowl shooter has been often surprised to find him busied in cleaning the moss from the grey stones. 1881 J. Grant Cameronians I. iv. 56 Muirfowl, ptarmigan [etc.]. 1928 W. C. Fraser Yelpin' Stane 175 That brings to my min' a ploy I had aboot muirfowl. 1965 Jrnl. Lancs. Dial. Soc. Jan. 14 Red Grouse... Moorfowl..: Heywood, Rochdale, Oldham. †2. U.S. The ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1787 G. Greive tr. F. J. de Chastellux Trav. N.-Amer. II. 333 I returned to the inn, where I was expected by my moor fowl, two woodhens, and many other good things. 1846 Jrnl. (New Jersey Senate) 10 Apr. 686 And it be enacted, That if any person..shall kill, destroy, or take any..moorfowl..he, she, or they so offending, shall forfeit and pay..one dollar for each and every offence. Compounds † moorfowl egg n. (also moorfowl's egg) chiefly Scottish Obsolete a variety of pear; the tree bearing this fruit. ΚΠ 1705 Lease in W. Hector Select. Judic. Rec. Renfrew (1876) 42 That pear tree called the Muirfowl Egg. 1817 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) XI. 212 The Muirfowl egg is another pear of good qualities, said to be originally Scottish. 1852 G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardeners' Dict. 690/1 Useful and profitable orchard Pears... Moorfowl's-egg. 1860 R. Hogg Fruit Man. 202 Muirfowl's Egg.—Fruit below medium size, roundish. Skin entirely covered with fine cinnamon-coloured russet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1504
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