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land rail

American  

noun

  1. corn crake.

land rail British  

noun

  1. another name for corncrake

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Etymology

Origin of land rail

First recorded in 1760–70

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From those meadows came the voices of land rails; bitterns were calling in the distant reeds.

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Snipes and land rails are dressed exactly in the same manner as woodcocks, but only require a shorter time in roasting.

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