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单词 heath cock
释义

heath cock


noun

the male of the black grouse.

Origin of heath cock

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby heath cock

heat exchanger, heat exhaustion, heat gun, heath, heathberry, heath cock, heathen, heathendom, heathenish, heathenism, heathenize
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Example sentences from the Web for heath cock

  • The roe is in the cleft of the rock; the heath-cock's head is beneath his wing.

    The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
  • The heath-cock retires before the step of the cultivator; the quail passes into Ireland.

    The Bird|Jules Michelet

British Dictionary definitions for heath cock

heath cock

noun

another name for blackcock
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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