blackcock

[ blak-kok ]

/ ˈblækˌkɒk /

noun

the male of the black grouse.

Nearby words

Origin of blackcock

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at black, cock¹

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Examples from the Web for blackcock

Yes, of course, I had time to fire, but the blackcock had also time to get away.
Vagaries|Axel Munthe
I was so excited that I could not close my eyes all night, and could think of nothing but blackcock.
Vagaries|Axel Munthe
The swelling heights were brown and bare, like those of Tweeddale; and there the blackcock may still, I believe, be found.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440|Various
It's very odd of these English folk that come here, how few of them has seen a blackcock!
Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott

At a restaurant Coq de bruyère is often served as grouse, but this is a blackcock.
The Gourmet's Guide to Europe|Algernon Bastard

British Dictionary definitions for blackcock

blackcock

/ (ˈblækˌkɒk) /

noun

the male of the black grouseAlso called: heath cock Compare greyhen

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