Woodcock
['wʊdkɒk] or ['wʊdkɑk]
Definition
(noun.) game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe.
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Definition
(n.) Any one of several species of long-billed limicoline birds belonging to the genera Scolopax and Philohela. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits, and are highly esteemed as game birds.
(n.) Fig.: A simpleton.
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Examples
- She had brought George Woodcock's young sister, little Anney, with her. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- His appearance formed an odd contrast to that of my young nephew, George Woodcock, whom I had brought to Paris with me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- For dinner we had a woodcock with souffl?potatoes and pur閑 de marron, a salad, and zabaione for dessert. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- My friend Rosabella permitted her interesting son to pass a week with my impudent nephew, George Woodcock, on our return to Paris. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- There were a couple of brace of cold woodcock, a pheasant, a p?té de foie gras pie with a group of ancient and cobwebby bottles. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- A woodcock, I said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Everybody was mad about Fanny, and so they had been during Mr. Woodcock's life; but it was all in vain. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I could get a pheasant, or a woodcock. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- There is a woodcock, I believe. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Nora