woodcock

[ wood-kok ]

/ ˈwʊdˌkɒk /

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noun, plural wood·cocks, (especially collectively) wood·cock for 1, 2.

either of two plump, short-legged migratory game birds of variegated brown plumage, the Eurasian Scolopax rusticola and the smaller American Philohela minor.

any of various pileated or ivory-billed woodpeckers.

Archaic. a simpleton.

Origin of woodcock

before 1050; Middle English wodecok,Old English wuducoc.See wood¹, cock¹

Words nearby woodcock

woodchipper, woodchop, woodchopper, woodchuck, wood coal, woodcock, woodcraft, woodcrafter, woodcraftsman, woodcreeper, wood cudweed

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Example sentences from the Web for woodcock

I was also struck by the range of food—he talks about eating tripe and woodcock.
Reichl’s Favorite Food Books|The Browser|August 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I know I shall break down and have a woodcock and some champagne.
Ayala's Angel|Anthony Trollope
Here elk and deer are bred, there are abundant hares and rabbits, and also woodcock, grouse and snipe shooting.
America, Volume I (of 6)|Joel Cook
There was Mrs. Woodcock peeping at him from behind a tussock of grass.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess

If pheasant is not obtainable, prairie chicken is a perfect substitute for it, or woodcock will do in the place of either.
Gala Day Luncheons|Caroline Benedict Burrell
The Snipe much resembles the Woodcock, but is smaller, with longer tarsi.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for woodcock

woodcock

/ (ˈwʊdˌkɒk) /

noun

an Old World game bird, Scolopax rusticola, resembling the snipe but larger and having shorter legs and neck: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes

a related North American bird, Philohela minor

obsolete a simpleton

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单词	woodcock
释义	woodcock [ wood-kok ] / ˈwʊdˌkɒk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR woodcock ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural wood·cocks, (especially collectively) wood·cock for 1, 2. either of two plump, short-legged migratory game birds of variegated brown plumage, the Eurasian Scolopax rusticola and the smaller American Philohela minor. any of various pileated or ivory-billed woodpeckers. Archaic. a simpleton. Origin of woodcock before 1050; Middle English wodecok,Old English wuducoc.See wood¹, cock¹ Words nearby woodcock woodchipper, woodchop, woodchopper, woodchuck, wood coal, woodcock, woodcraft, woodcrafter, woodcraftsman, woodcreeper, wood cudweed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for woodcock I was also struck by the range of food—he talks about eating tripe and woodcock. Reichl’s Favorite Food Books\|The Browser\|August 11, 2011\|DAILY BEAST I know I shall break down and have a woodcock and some champagne. Ayala's Angel\|Anthony Trollope Here elk and deer are bred, there are abundant hares and rabbits, and also woodcock, grouse and snipe shooting. America, Volume I (of 6)\|Joel Cook There was Mrs. Woodcock peeping at him from behind a tussock of grass. The Burgess Bird Book for Children\|Thornton W. Burgess If pheasant is not obtainable, prairie chicken is a perfect substitute for it, or woodcock will do in the place of either. Gala Day Luncheons\|Caroline Benedict Burrell The Snipe much resembles the Woodcock, but is smaller, with longer tarsi. Reptiles and Birds\|Louis Figuier British Dictionary definitions for woodcock woodcock / (ˈwʊdˌkɒk) / noun an Old World game bird, Scolopax rusticola, resembling the snipe but larger and having shorter legs and neck: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes a related North American bird, Philohela minor obsolete a simpleton 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 Words related to woodcock grouse, quail, curlew, partridge, pheasant, plover, sandpiper, snipe, wild turkey, wildfowl
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woodcock

noun, plural wood·cocks, (especially collectively) wood·cock for 1, 2.

Origin of woodcock

Words nearby woodcock

Example sentences from the Web for woodcock

British Dictionary definitions for woodcock

noun

Words related to woodcock