n.
Pronunciation: ' wu ̇ d- ˌ käk
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural woodcocks
Date: before 12th century
1 or plural woodcock : a widespread Old World woodland game bird ( Scolopax rusticola ) of the sandpiper family that has a long bill and large eyes also : a smaller related woodland game bird ( S. minor syn. Philohela minor ) of eastern No. America
2 [from the ease with which the woodcock is snared] archaic : SIMPLETON