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moorfowl

[ moor-foul ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
, plural moor·fowls, (especially collectively) moor·fowl.
  1. the red grouse.


moorfowl

/ ˈmɔː-; ˈmʊəˌfaʊl /

noun

  1. (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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Word History and Origins

Origin of moorfowl1

First recorded in 1500–10; moor 1 + fowl
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Example Sentences

From him I learned the story many years before he was either a publican, or a guide, except to moorfowl shooters.

In the same way moorfowl means, not a moor that is connected with a fowl, but a fowl that is connected with a moor.

We had a moorfowl and mutton-chops for dinner, well cooked, and a reasonable charge.

The young of moorfowl, larks, pipits, and summer snipe constitute its food on the fells.

The moorfowl does not cry there, the coney has no habitation.

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