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noun

the male of the black grouse.

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Origin of heath cock

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby heath cock

heat exchanger, heat exhaustion, heat gun, heath, heathberry, heath cock, heathen, heathendom, heathenish, heathenism, heathenize

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How to use heath cock in a sentence

CPI reporters David Heath and Ben Wieder contributed to this report.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had his cock out, and he had my head pushed close enough to it — I just remember looking at his stomach hair.
Bill Cosby’s Long List of Accusers (So Far): 18 Alleged Sexual Assault Victims Between 1965-2004|Marlow Stern|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Margaret Thatcher had served under the Heath regime as Education Secretary and witnessed the miners topple the Conservative Party.
‘Pride’: The Feel-Good Movie of the Year, and the Film Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Want You to See|Marlow Stern|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Percy Heath, a merry fellow, specialized in leading the Reverend Professor Doctor astray and had a lot of fun with him.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire|H.L. Mencken|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Ministry of Heath is said to have ordered Sawyer not to travel.
How Bureaucrats Let Ebola Spread to Nigeria|Michael Daly|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The well-known "cock and bull" stories of small children are inspired by this love of strong effect.
Children's Ways|James Sully
A delightful instance of this fell under my own observation, as I was walking on Hampstead Heath.
Children's Ways|James Sully
A four-way cock near the top of the cylinder turned the steam on and off.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
It was a strange story, at any rate, his finding the dead woman and the child out on the heath.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Crossing the heath, her pathway lay near the spot where she had been found, clinging to the bosom of her dead mother.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie

British Dictionary definitions for heath cock

heath cock

noun

another name for blackcock

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