1. n. (pl. same)
1. any of various game-birds of the family Tetraonidae, with a plump body and feathered legs.
2 the flesh of a grouse used as food.
Etymology: 16th c.: orig. uncert. 2. v. & n. colloq.
--v.intr. grumble or complain pettily.
--n. a complaint.
Derivatives:
grouser n.
Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.