woodcock

English

/ˈwʊd.kɒk/

noun
Definitions
  • Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.
  • A simpleton.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wodecocke inherited from Old English wudecocc affix from English wood (mad, insane, wild, furious) + English cock (penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster).

Origin

English

cock

Gloss

penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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