woodcock
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woodcock¹
- /ˈwʊd.kɒk/
Where it comes from
From Middle English wodecocke, wode-koc, wodekok, from Old English wudecocc, wuducoc, equivalent to wood + cock.
noun woodcock · woodcocks
- Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage. "[A]h, that was the woodcock and the goatsucker - yes, yes! it sounds strange to him, that hasn't heard him[.]"
- A simpleton. If I loved you not, I would laugh at you, and see you / Run your neck into the noose, and cry, "A woodcock!"
Woodcock²
Where it comes from
From Old English wuducoc (“woodcock”), a nickname for a stupid or gullible person.
proper noun Woodcocks
- A surname from Old English.
- A borough and neighbouring township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Translations
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noun wading bird in the genus Scolopax
| Español | chocha, chochaperdiz |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ヤマシギ yamashigi, 山鷸 yamashigi |
| 中文 | 鷸 /鹬 yù |
| Português | galinhola |
| Français | bécasse |
| Deutsch | Waldschnepfe |
| Italiano | beccaccia, acceggia |
| Ελληνικά | μπεκάτσα bekátsa |
| Română | becață, becațină, sitar |
| Русский | ва́льдшнеп válʹdšnɛp |
| עברית | חַרְטוֹמָן khartomán |
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title = {woodcock},
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