moorfowl

American  

[moor-foul] / ˈmʊərˌfaʊl /

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

moorfowls,

plural

moorfowl

1. the red grouse.

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moorfowl British  

/ ˈmɔː-, ˈmʊəˌfaʊl /

noun

1. (in British game laws) an archaic name for red grouse Compare heathfowl

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Etymology

Origin of moorfowl

First recorded in 1500–10; moor ¹ + fowl

Example Sentences

I hear of a disease among the moorfowl.

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We carried in leathern pouches a store of bread and meat for the midday meal; and William had made shift to shoot a moorfowl that he spied running midst the gorse by the wayside.

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Come, let us climb higher, for amid yon gorse and bracken on the hill we shall meet with partridge, moorfowl, or perhaps, better still, a woodcock.

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We had a moorfowl and mutton-chops for dinner, well cooked, and a reasonable charge. 

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In the same way moorfowl means, not a moor that is connected with a fowl, but a fowl that is connected with a moor.

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