Associations to the word «Woodcock»

Wiktionary

WOODCOCK, noun. 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.
WOODCOCK, noun. A simpleton.
WOODCOCK, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

WOODCOCK, noun. Game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe.

Wise words

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