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Definition of Gorcocks
1. gorcock [n] - See also: gorcock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gorcocks
Literary usage of Gorcocks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1839)
"... gorcocks thro' the heather pass, There wons auld Colin's bonnie lass, A lily
in a wilderness. Sae sweetly moves her genty limbs, Like music notes o' ..."
2. The Scottish Songs by Robert Chambers (1829)
"Full ninety winters hae I seen, And piped where gorcocks whirring flew; And mony
a day ye've danced, I ween, To lilts which frae my drone I blew. ..."
3. The Life of Sir David Wilkie: With His Journals, Tours, and Critical Remarks by Allan Cunningham, Peter Cunningham (1843)
"He is a hale weather-beaten old man, more conversant with country than with town,
and has piped more where " gorcocks flew," than where the lute sounded: ..."
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