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Definition of Black cock
1. Noun. Male black grouse.
Definition of Black cock
1. Noun. (Scotland Wales Northern England) the black grouse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Cock
Literary usage of Black cock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"black cock. To mai a black cock of one, to shoot one, S.; as in Б. to briny dovu
one's bird. " The Mac-Ivors, Sir, hae gotten it into their head*, ..."
2. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1895)
"Sacrifice of a black cock to cure Epilepsy. A black cock—one hatched in March
... When a cow had the liver disease a black cock was placed between the legs ..."
3. Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell (1900)
"THE CROWING OF THE black cock. A woman in I slay (the story was heard in Tiree)
was taken by the Fairies, leaving an infant who was baptised by the name of ..."
4. Popular tales from the Norse by Peter C Asbjornsen (1859)
"on a time the Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-cock bought a cow between them.
... That's what the Black-cock said. And now, can you tell me which of them ..."
5. The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of Sweden and Norway: With an Account of the by Llewellyn Lloyd (1867)
"The Spel of the Black-Cock.—Combative Propensities.—Cross Breeding. ... As regards
the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Black- Cock is much more abundant, ..."
6. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"black cock. To mai a black cock of one, to shoot one, S.; as in Б. to briny dovu
one's bird. " The Mac-Ivors, Sir, hae gotten it into their head*, ..."
7. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1895)
"Sacrifice of a black cock to cure Epilepsy. A black cock—one hatched in March
... When a cow had the liver disease a black cock was placed between the legs ..."
8. Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell (1900)
"THE CROWING OF THE black cock. A woman in I slay (the story was heard in Tiree)
was taken by the Fairies, leaving an infant who was baptised by the name of ..."
9. Popular tales from the Norse by Peter C Asbjornsen (1859)
"on a time the Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-cock bought a cow between them.
... That's what the Black-cock said. And now, can you tell me which of them ..."
10. The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of Sweden and Norway: With an Account of the by Llewellyn Lloyd (1867)
"The Spel of the Black-Cock.—Combative Propensities.—Cross Breeding. ... As regards
the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Black- Cock is much more abundant, ..."
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