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

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)

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 wolf feeds on the rat, hare, fox, badger, roebuck, stag, reindeer and elk; likewise upon blackcock and capercali.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. by Various

The bird, however, to which the name of grouse in all strictness belongs is probably the Tetrao tetrix of Linnaeus—the blackcock and greyhen, as the sexes are respectively called.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

At last out sprang a fine old blackcock.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various