WOODCOCK


Meaning of WOODCOCK in English

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

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