rock-birdn.

Brit.

/ˈrɒkbəːd/, U.S.

/ˈrɑkˌbərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, bird n.

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + bird n.

Now rare.

1. A seabird that frequents rocky cliffs; esp. the puffin, Fratercula arctica.

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the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Alcidae (auks) > [noun] > fratercula arctica (puffin)

scout1596

willock1606

bottlenose1620

parrot1664

sea-parrot1664

guldenhead1676

coulterneb1678

mullet1678

puffin1678

cockandy1684

sea-coulter1684

bowger1698

norie1701

tammie norie1701

popea1705

lunda1744

rock-bird1765

puffin-auk1768

tommy noddy1769

Tomnoddy1771

Tommya1777

Tomnorry1793

Tommy1828

sea-owl1842

1765 Gentleman's Mag. 35 442/2 The rock birds, in number countless, on the stupendous rocks on the isle of Arran in Scotland.

1791 R. Townley Jrnl. kept Isle of Man I. 26 I expected..to have met with some of that rare and extraordinary species of sea rock-birds, called the Puffin, on the bold shores.

1811 Risdon's Chorogr. Surv. Devon (new ed.) Addit. 414 Muirs, and rockbirds, are very plentiful.

1859 J. C. Atkinson Walks & Talks Two Schoolboys (1892) 328 Mr. Spencer made some inquiries about rockbird's eggs.

1862 C. A. Johns Brit. Birds Index Rock-birds, the Auk, Puffin, and Guillemot.

1919 J. Drinkwater Poems 62 The rock-bird chattered shrilly to its kind.

2. U.S. A shorebird that frequents rocky shorelines; esp. the purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima.In quot. 1708 rock-bird appears to be an error for mock-bird, which is mentioned on the same page.

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the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Tringa > tringa macularia

jack snipe1664

grassbird?1740

spotted snipe1785

rock-bird1792

peetweet1838

teeter1844

teeter-tail1917

the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > genus Calidris > calidris maritima (purple sandpiper)

stone-pecker1731

red-legged sandpiper1785

red-leg1798

purple sandpiper1802

rock snipe1835

rock sandpiper1842

rock-bird1917

1708 J. Oldmixon Brit. Empire in Amer. I. 312 The Rock-Birds [of Virginia]..love Society so well, that whenever they see Mankind, they will perch upon a Twig near the Person, and sing the sweetest Airs in the World.]

1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. x. 169 (list) Rock bird. Tringa maculata.

1888 G. Trumbull Names & Portraits Birds 182 It is the Rock-bird, Rock-Plover, and Rock Snipe at Rowley and Salem, Mass.

1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. I. 232/1 Purple Sandpiper... Other Names.—Rock Sandpiper; Rock Snipe; Rock Plover; Rock-bird; Rockweed Bird; Winter Rock-bird.

1956 Amer. Speech 31 183 The name winter goose is shared in Massachusetts by the nine-inch purple sandpiper or rock bird.

†3. A cock of the rock (genus Rupicola). Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Cotingidae (cotinga) > other types of

pompadour1764

red chatterer1781

short bill1820

fruit-crow1856

rock-bird1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Rock-bird, a bird of the genus Rupicola..; a cock of the rock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rock-bird
释义	rock-birdn. Brit. /ˈrɒkbəːd/, U.S. /ˈrɑkˌbərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, bird n. Etymology: < rock n.¹ + bird n. Now rare. 1. A seabird that frequents rocky cliffs; esp. the puffin, Fratercula arctica. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Alcidae (auks) > [noun] > fratercula arctica (puffin) scout1596 willock1606 bottlenose1620 parrot1664 sea-parrot1664 guldenhead1676 coulterneb1678 mullet1678 puffin1678 cockandy1684 sea-coulter1684 bowger1698 norie1701 tammie norie1701 popea1705 lunda1744 rock-bird1765 puffin-auk1768 tommy noddy1769 Tomnoddy1771 Tommya1777 Tomnorry1793 Tommy1828 sea-owl1842 1765 Gentleman's Mag. 35 442/2 The rock birds, in number countless, on the stupendous rocks on the isle of Arran in Scotland. 1791 R. Townley Jrnl. kept Isle of Man I. 26 I expected..to have met with some of that rare and extraordinary species of sea rock-birds, called the Puffin, on the bold shores. 1811 Risdon's Chorogr. Surv. Devon (new ed.) Addit. 414 Muirs, and rockbirds, are very plentiful. 1859 J. C. Atkinson Walks & Talks Two Schoolboys (1892) 328 Mr. Spencer made some inquiries about rockbird's eggs. 1862 C. A. Johns Brit. Birds Index Rock-birds, the Auk, Puffin, and Guillemot. 1919 J. Drinkwater Poems 62 The rock-bird chattered shrilly to its kind. 2. U.S. A shorebird that frequents rocky shorelines; esp. the purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima.In quot. 1708 rock-bird appears to be an error for mock-bird, which is mentioned on the same page. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Tringa > tringa macularia jack snipe1664 grassbird?1740 spotted snipe1785 rock-bird1792 peetweet1838 teeter1844 teeter-tail1917 the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > genus Calidris > calidris maritima (purple sandpiper) stone-pecker1731 red-legged sandpiper1785 red-leg1798 purple sandpiper1802 rock snipe1835 rock sandpiper1842 rock-bird1917 1708 J. Oldmixon Brit. Empire in Amer. I. 312 The Rock-Birds [of Virginia]..love Society so well, that whenever they see Mankind, they will perch upon a Twig near the Person, and sing the sweetest Airs in the World.] 1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. x. 169 (list) Rock bird. Tringa maculata. 1888 G. Trumbull Names & Portraits Birds 182 It is the Rock-bird, Rock-Plover, and Rock Snipe at Rowley and Salem, Mass. 1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. I. 232/1 Purple Sandpiper... Other Names.—Rock Sandpiper; Rock Snipe; Rock Plover; Rock-bird; Rockweed Bird; Winter Rock-bird. 1956 Amer. Speech 31 183 The name winter goose is shared in Massachusetts by the nine-inch purple sandpiper or rock bird. †3. A cock of the rock (genus Rupicola). Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Cotingidae (cotinga) > other types of pompadour1764 red chatterer1781 short bill1820 fruit-crow1856 rock-bird1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Rock-bird, a bird of the genus Rupicola..; a cock of the rock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1765
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