GORCOCK

Meaning of GORCOCK in English

[ 'gɔ:kɒk ]

■ noun Scottish & N. English the male of the red grouse.

Origin

C17: from gor- (of unknown origin) + cock 1 .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

GORCOCK — ˈgȯrˌkäk noun Etymology: gor- (origin unknown) + cock dialect chiefly Britain : a male red grouse
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GORCOCK — (n.) The moor cock, or red grouse. See Grouse.
Английский словарь Webster
GORCOCK — ( n. ) The moor cock, or red grouse. See Grouse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GORCOCK — n. moor cock
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GORCOCK — noun the moor cock, or red grouse. ·see grouse.
Webster English vocab
GORCOCK — n. Sc. & N.Engl. the male of the red grouse. [gor- (of unkn. orig.) + COCK(1)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GORCOCK — n. Sc. & N.Engl. the male of the red grouse. [ gor- (of unkn. orig.) + COCK(1) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GORCOCK — n. Sc. & N.Engl. the male of the red grouse. Etymology: gor- (of unkn. orig.) + COCK(1)
Oxford English vocab
GORHEN — (n.) The female of the gorcock.
Английский словарь Webster
GORHEN — ( n. ) The female of the gorcock.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GORHEN — noun the female of the gorcock.
Webster English vocab
MOOR-COCK — n. Gorcock, red grouse, moor-fowl, moor-game, red ptarmigan, red game ( Lagopus Scoticus ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms

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