moorbird

[ moor-burd ]

noun

1. moorfowl.

Word History and Origins

Origin of moorbird¹

First recorded in 1805–15; moor ¹ + bird

Example Sentences

For Arcady is here, around, In lilt of stream, in the clear sound Of lark and moorbird, in the bold Gay glamour of the evening gold, And so the wheel of seasons moves To kirk and market, to mild loves And modest hates, and still the sight Of brown kind faces, and when night Draws dark around with age and fear Theirs is the simple hope to cheer.—

From Project Gutenberg