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land rail

land rail

noun

  1. another name for corncrake
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of land rail1

First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences

The Land Rail is considered a delicate article of food, and has long been prized as such.

Not a sound broke the silence except the rough cry of the land-rail from the fields and the clatter of Missy's feet.

The water-rail, and corncrake or land-rail, are also allied to the Gallinules.

Through the quiet air came the far-off rush of water, and the near cry of the land-rail.

In general appearance they resembled the land-rail, but were larger, and quite as heavy on the wing.

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