(in British game laws) an archaic name for red grouse, Compare heathfowl
moorfowl in American English
(ˈmʊrˌfaʊl)
noun
British
red grouse
moorfowl in American English
(ˈmurˌfaul)
nounWord forms: plural-fowls or esp collectively -fowl
chiefly Brit
the red grouse
Also called: moorbird
Word origin
[1500–10; moor1 + fowl]This word is first recorded in the period 1500–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: arsenal, canvass, internal, lowland, satire