black game

British  

noun

1. another name for black grouse

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Example Sentences

Dressed in their black game jersies, they laughed and teased one another like privileged children of royalty.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

In that black game I won, I won!

From The Haunted Hour An Anthology by Widdemer, Margaret

On some parts of the manor there was black game, and in the season woodcocks, snipes, and other wild fowl; in fact, all these frequently breed in that part of the country.

From Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 by Hunt, Henry

They were very numerous in certain localities, having much the same habits as the black game of North Britain, therefore we knew at once where to seek them.

From Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 by Baker, Samuel White, Sir

Both grouse and black game may frequently be brought within range by placing a dead or stuffed bird on a rock or a stone wall.

From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous