moorcock


Chiefly British.
  1. the male red grouse.

Origin of moorcock

1
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Words Nearby moorcock

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use moorcock in a sentence

  • And here is a moorcock's; and this—I should know it among a thousand—it's a lapwing's.

    Emily Bront | A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson
  • The moorcock or Heathcock is curious, inasmuch as there are two distinct forms in which it is depicted.

    A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  • Yes,” he said; “take moorcock, my boy, and the stoutest saddle and bridle you can find.

    Crown and Sceptre | George Manville Fenn
  • After finishing the chapel my uncle Joshua commenced the erection of a tavern, called the “moorcock,” at Harden.

    Adventures and Recollections | Bill o'th' Hoylus End

British Dictionary definitions for moorcock

moorcock

/ (ˈmʊəˌkɒk, ˈmɔː-) /


noun
  1. the male of the red grouse

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012