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Definition of Moorcock
1. Noun. Male red grouse.
Definition of Moorcock
1. Noun. The red grouse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Moorcock
1. the male moorfowl [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moorcock
Literary usage of Moorcock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"... mankind, womankind ¡ milkman, milkmaid or -woman ; moorcock and ben : peacock
and hen : servant man and maid ; turkey cock and ben : wash or ..."
2. Reports of Cases by New York (State). Court of Appeals (1894)
"L. Cases, 712; The moorcock, 14 Prob. Div. Law Rep. 64; The Calliope, Id. 138;
SC, House of Lords, A pp. Oases, LR, vol. 1, 1891, p. 11. ..."
3. The Weekly Reporter by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain Privy Council (1889)
"This wag an action in personam instituted on behalf of Robert Thomson, the owner
of the steamship moorcock, against Middleton, Son, & Co. ..."
4. Romantic Richmondshire: Being a Complete Account of the History, Antiquities by Harry Speight (1897)
"... pass—Cotterdale— Thwaite Bridge—Mossdale—Around the moorcock — Snow-blocks on
the Settle and Carlisle railway—Fatal accidents—A singular coincidence. ..."
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