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gorcock

/ ˈɡɔːˌkɒk /

noun

  1. the male of the red grouse
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of gorcock1

C17: gor- (of unknown origin) + cock 1
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Example Sentences

High as such places are, on one of them a young gorcock was stricken down by a hawk close to our feet.

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