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• wood|cock — «WUD KOK», noun, plural cocks or (collectively) cock. 1. a small game bird with short legs and a long, sensitive bill used to probe the ground for worms. It is related to the snipe. Woodcock are found in eastern North America and in Europe. 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

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• cock — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, or salmon. c = WOODCOCK. 2 Brit. sl. (usu. old cock as a form of address) a friend; a fellow. 3 coarse sl. the penis. 4 Brit. sl. nonsense. Usage: In senses 3, 4… …   Useful english dictionary

• Cock — may refer to: Contents 1 Ornithology 2 Valves 3 Clocks …   Wikipedia

• cock of the plains — Sage Sage, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See {Safe}.] (Bot.) (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cock bead — noun Etymology: cock (III) (stick up) : a bead in carpentry or joinery so molded or applied as to project beyond a surface compare astragal, quirk bead; see bead illustration * * * cock bead, a bead which is not flus …   Useful english dictionary

• cock of the woods — Capercailzie Ca per*cail zie, or Capercally Ca per*cal ly, n. [Gael, capulcoile.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of black Old World grouse ({Tetrao uragallus}) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland; called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wood pie — Pie Pie, n. [F. pie, L. pica; cf. picus woodpecker, pingere to paint; the bird being perhaps named from its colors. Cf. {Pi}, {Paint}, {Speight}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A magpie. (b) Any other species of the genus {Pica}, and of several allied genera …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cock of the wood — n. capercailzie, large black European grouse …   English contemporary dictionary