moorfowl
[ moo r-foul ]
/ ˈmʊərˌfaʊl /
|
noun, plural moor·fowls, (especially collectively) moor·fowl. Chiefly British.
the red grouse.
Nearby words
- moore, henry,
- moore, john bassett,
- moore, marianne,
- moore, thomas,
- mooreeffoc,
- moorhead,
- moorhen,
- mooring,
- mooring buoy,
- mooring mast
Origin of moorfowl
Also called moorbird.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for moorfowl
From him I learned the story many years before he was either a publican, or a guide, except to moorfowl shooters.
Rob Roy, Volume 1., Illustrated|Sir Walter ScottThe moorfowl does not cry there, the coney has no habitation.
John Splendid|Neil MunroWe had a moorfowl and mutton-chops for dinner, well cooked, and a reasonable charge.
Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803|Dorothy WordsworthThe young of moorfowl, larks, pipits, and summer snipe constitute its food on the fells.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson
moorfowl
/ (ˈmʊəˌfaʊl, ˈmɔː-) /
noun
(in British game laws) an archaic name for red grouse Compare heathfowl
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