blackcock

American  

[blak-kok] / ˈblækˌkɒk /

noun

1. the male of the black grouse.

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blackcock British  

/ ˈblækˌkɒk /

noun

1. Also called: heath cock.  the male of the black grouse Compare greyhen

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Etymology

Origin of blackcock

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; black, cock ¹

Example Sentences

They became absolutely furious when, with my unfortunate absent-mindedness, I happened to let out that I had made a little private excursion before sunrise and by chance had come across some blackcock.

From Vagaries by Munthe, Axel

At a restaurant Coq de bruyère is often served as grouse, but this is a blackcock.

From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Newnham-Davis, Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel)

The grey dissolves into dawn, the dawn into light, and the first blackcock crows to his grey hen in the hollow.

From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous

Another interesting feature about pheasants is the extraordinary difference in plumage between the sexes, a gap equalled only between the blackcock and greyhen and quite unknown in the partridge, quail and grouse.

From Birds in the Calendar by Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George)

On he rowed, while splashed the water, Cracked the seats, and shook the planking, Clashed the mountain-ashwood oars, Creaked like hazel-grouse the rudders, 320 And their tips like cry of blackcock.

From Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two by Lönnrot, Elias