bilcockn.

/ˈbɪlkɒk/

Forms: 1600s–1800s bilcock, 1800s billcock.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a first element of uncertain identity, cock n.¹

Etymology: Apparently < a first element of uncertain identity (perhaps bill n.²) + cock n.¹ For a suggestion that the word is related to bilter , recorded since the 17th cent. denoting the moorhen, and for further suggestions arising from this, see W. B. Lockwood Oxf. Bk. Brit. Bird Names (1984) 29/2. However, compare also earlier bidcock n.

A bird: the Water-rail.

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1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 314 The Water-Rail, called by some the Bilcock or Brook-Ouzel.

1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 283/1 The..Bilcock..of the modern British.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	bilcock
释义	bilcockn. /ˈbɪlkɒk/ Forms: 1600s–1800s bilcock, 1800s billcock. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a first element of uncertain identity, cock n.¹ Etymology: Apparently < a first element of uncertain identity (perhaps bill n.²) + cock n.¹ For a suggestion that the word is related to bilter , recorded since the 17th cent. denoting the moorhen, and for further suggestions arising from this, see W. B. Lockwood Oxf. Bk. Brit. Bird Names (1984) 29/2. However, compare also earlier bidcock n. A bird: the Water-rail. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Rallidae (rail) > genus Rallus > rallus aquaticus (water rail) raila1450 coot1547 brook ouzel1611 bidcock1622 water rail1655 runner1668 water crake1676 bilcock1678 velvet runner1678 skiddy1787 fen-cock1880 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 314 The Water-Rail, called by some the Bilcock or Brook-Ouzel. 1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 283/1 The..Bilcock..of the modern British. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1678
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