storm-cock

noun

another name for mistle thrush

Origin of storm-cock

C18: so called because it was believed to give forewarning of bad weather

Words Nearby storm-cock

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How to use storm-cock in a sentence

The air was fresh and keen, squirrels jumped about in the trees, and the storm-cock sang blithely.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls | Various
He straddles his legs, hunches his knife behind him, and whistles like a storm-cock through a sleet-shower.
Rewards and Fairies | Rudyard Kipling
The notes of a storm-cock held him, calling in an elm; again he wondered.
The Quaint Companions | Leonard Merrick
The storm-cock used to be abundant in Gairloch, and built generally in oak trees.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire | John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot
I wonder if any brave bird pipes to you as my storm-cock to me?
The History of Sir Richard Calmady | Lucas Malet

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