Meaning of Grouse | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles.
   countable
2. A cause for complaint; a grumble.
   informal
3. The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
   uncountable

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Examples

“Among fowls for the table [of King Henry VIII] are crocards, winders, runners, grows, and peions, but neither Turky or Guiney-fowl.”

“Looke to 't, young growſe: Ile lay it on, and ſure; / Take 't off who's wull.”

“The shy black grouse, “with an eye on every feather,” can only thrive in vast, absolutely undisturbed heath and moorlands. Therefore, unfortunately, there are not too many black grouse.”

“I don’t know whether someone will go to the North Face this year. There you can find pure loneliness. In the base camp, you are only joined by snow grouses. Otherwise, it is extremely quiet, and you have the view of the North Face. You won’t meet anyone at the Kangshung Face too.”

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