woodcock

CEFRC2

/ˈwʊd.kɒk/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A bird with a long bill that lives in wooded areas.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A simpleton.

Examples

  • The hunter spotted a woodcock hiding in the tall grass.

  • The woodcock is a small and brown bird with a very long and thin bill.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A surname from Old English.

  2. Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.

More examples

In context

  • We spotted a woodcock in the dark and quiet woods late yesterday.

  • The woodcook is not only a culinary delight but it is reputed to increase seminal fluid.

  • "[A]h, that was the woodcock and the goatsucker - yes, yes! it sounds strange to him, that hasn't heard him[.]"

Quick test

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The hunter flushed a blank from the thick marshy cover at early dawn.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English wodecocke, wode-koc, wodekok, from Old English wudecocc, wuducoc, equivalent to wood + cock.