Woodcock

Definitions

1. Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.
2. A surname from Old English.
   countable, uncountable
3. A borough and neighbouring township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
   countable, uncountable
4. A simpleton.

Equivalents

Examples

“"[A]h, that was the woodcock and the goatsucker - yes, yes! it sounds strange to him, that hasn't heard him[.]"”

“The woodcook is not only a culinary delight but it is reputed to increase⟳ seminal fluid.”

“If I loved you not, I would laugh⟳ at you, and see⟳ you / Run⟳ your neck into the noose, and cry⟳, "A woodcock!"”

“"Now will that silly woodcock make⟳ such a report⟳ of what I have⟳ said to his chosen friend," observed Sir Robert to his companion when my Lord Cobham was out of hearing[…]”

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