moorfowl

[ moor-foul ]

/ ˈmʊərˌfaʊl /

noun, plural moor·fowls, (especially collectively) moor·fowl.Chiefly British.

the red grouse.

Also called moorbird.

Origin of moorfowl

First recorded in 1500–10; moor¹ + fowl

Words nearby moorfowl

moorburn, moorcock, Moore, Moore, Henry, Moore's law, moorfowl, moor grass, Moorhead, moorhen, mooring, mooring buoy

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Example sentences from the Web for moorfowl

From him I learned the story many years before he was either a publican, or a guide, except to moorfowl shooters.
Rob Roy, Volume 1., Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott
The moorfowl does not cry there, the coney has no habitation.
John Splendid|Neil Munro
We had a moorfowl and mutton-chops for dinner, well cooked, and a reasonable charge.
Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803|Dorothy Wordsworth
The young of moorfowl, larks, pipits, and summer snipe constitute its food on the fells.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson

British Dictionary definitions for moorfowl

moorfowl

/ (ˈmʊəˌfaʊl, ˈmɔː-) /

noun

(in British game laws) an archaic name for red grouse Compare heathfowl

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单词	moorfowl
释义	moorfowl [ moor-foul ] / ˈmʊərˌfaʊl / noun, plural moor·fowls, (especially collectively) moor·fowl.Chiefly British. the red grouse. Also called moorbird. Origin of moorfowl First recorded in 1500–10; moor¹ + fowl Words nearby moorfowl moorburn, moorcock, Moore, Moore, Henry, Moore's law, moorfowl, moor grass, Moorhead, moorhen, mooring, mooring buoy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for moorfowl From him I learned the story many years before he was either a publican, or a guide, except to moorfowl shooters. Rob Roy, Volume 1., Illustrated\|Sir Walter Scott The moorfowl does not cry there, the coney has no habitation. John Splendid\|Neil Munro We had a moorfowl and mutton-chops for dinner, well cooked, and a reasonable charge. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803\|Dorothy Wordsworth The young of moorfowl, larks, pipits, and summer snipe constitute its food on the fells. Poachers and Poaching\|John Watson British Dictionary definitions for moorfowl moorfowl / (ˈmʊəˌfaʊl, ˈmɔː-) / noun (in British game laws) an archaic name for red grouse Compare heathfowl Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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