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Definition of Moorgame

1. Noun. Reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moorgame

Literary usage of Moorgame

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"... a moorhen, the hen of the grice or moorgame.' y. Grice is merely borrowed from this OF griesche ; cf. also OF ..."

2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"moorgame, (moor'-game) ». J. Red game ; grouse. MOORHEN, (moor'-hen) ns A fowl that feeds in the fens, without web feet. MOORISH, (mpor'-i.sh) n. ..."

3. The Works of Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1825)
"The moorgame is every where to be had. That the sea abounds with fish, needs not be told, for it supplies a great part of Europe. ..."

4. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"A young moorgame. Metaphorically, in ignorant fellow. North. MOORS. Turnips. Devon. MOOR-STONE. A kind of granite found on the moors. Devon. ..."

5. Works by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1838)
"The moorgame is every where to be had. That the sea abounds with fish, needs not to be told, for it supplies a greal part of Europe. ..."

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