transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwu̇d-ˌkäk ]
noun
( 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 North America
2.
[from the ease with which the woodcock is snared]
archaic : simpleton