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PRONUNCIATION OF BLACKCOCK

blackcock  [ˈblækˌkɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACKCOCK

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conjunction
determiner
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Blackcock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLACKCOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

blackcock

Black grouse

The black grouse or blackgame is a large game bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, breeding across northern Eurasia in moorland and bog areas near to woodland, mostly boreal. The black grouse is closely related to the Caucasian grouse. The female is greyish-brown and has a cackling call. She takes all responsibility for nesting and caring for the chicks, as is typical with gamebirds.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLACKCOCK


angakok
ˈæŋɡəˌkɒk
angekok
ˈæŋɡəˌkɒk
bibcock
ˈbɪbˌkɒk
coldcock
ˈkəʊldˌkɒk
gamecock
ˈɡeɪmˌkɒk
gorcock
ˈɡɔːˌkɒk
haycock
ˈheɪˌkɒk
Hitchcock
ˈhɪtʃˌkɒk
meacock
ˈmiːˌkɒk
monocoque
ˈmɒnəˌkɒk
moorcock
ˈmʊəˌkɒk
peacock
ˈpiːˌkɒk
petcock
ˈpɛtˌkɒk
poppycock
ˈpɒpɪˌkɒk
seacock
ˈsiːˌkɒk
shuttlecock
ˈʃʌtəlˌkɒk
spatchcock
ˈspætʃˌkɒk
stopcock
ˈstɒpˌkɒk
weathercock
ˈwɛðəˌkɒk
woodcock
ˈwʊdˌkɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACKCOCK

blackbird
blackbirder
blackboard
blackbody
blackboy
blackbuck
Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen
blackbutt
blackcap
blackcurrant
blackcurrant bush
blackdamp
blacken
blackened
blackener
Blackett
blackface
Blackfeet
blackfella

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACKCOCK

acock
Alcock
ball cock
ballcock
battledore and shuttlecock
billycock
cock
escape cock
fighting cock
go off at half-cock
half-cock
Hancock
heath cock
John Hancock
Leacock
mocock
re-cock
storm-cock
turkey cock
uncock

Synonyms and antonyms of blackcock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blackcock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLACKCOCK

Find out the translation of blackcock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blackcock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blackcock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

blackcock
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

blackcock
570 millions of speakers

English

blackcock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्लेककोक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ديك أسود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тетерев
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blackcock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোকিলজাতীয় পক্ষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coq des bruyère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blackcock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Birkhahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブラックコック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멧닭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blackcock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gà rừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

blackcock
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लॅकॉकॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

orman horozu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Blackcock
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blackcock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тетерев
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cocosul de munte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Blackcock
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

korhaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

orre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

orrhane
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blackcock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACKCOCK»

The term «blackcock» is regularly used and occupies the 75.703 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACKCOCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blackcock

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACKCOCK»

Discover the use of blackcock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blackcock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chandos. Randolph Gordon. Slander and sillery. Blue and ...
WE BAG BLACKCOCK AND MARK BELLES. “EXTRAORDINARY what a deal one can do under pressure,' ' said Willoughby when we were discussing Loch Fine herrings and a lot of other Highland delicacies at six o'clock the following ...
Ouida, 1890
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Operation Blackcock
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Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
3
The Turf Register and Sportsman & Breeder's Stud-book: ...
412. COUNTRYMAN'. BLACKCOCK,. &c. (An. 1783. at Psf. filb. He won 501. four- mile heafv, beating Lord Vere's Clml leaner, 6 years old, Sst. 131b. ; Sir J. Lade's Islimael, 5 yrs old, UK. 3lh. iind Mr Clarke's Schoolboy, 4 years old, "st- 61b.
William Pick, R. Johnson, 1822
4
Report on Operation Blackcock
Series of reports on the clearing of an area between the Maas River and the Roer River in Germany by the 21st Army Group.
British Armed Forces 24th Army Group, 2013
5
Monty's Men: The British Army and the Liberation of Europe
LHCMA de Guingand 2/2/1, Report on Operation BLACKCOCK, 21st Army Group , 1945. 3. UK NA WO 205/972C, Operations of Second Army in Europe 1944–5 ( Germany, privately published 1945),pp. 315–16. 4. LHCMA de Guingand 2/2/1, ...
John Buckley, 2013
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The turf register, and sportsman & breeder's stud-book, by ...
At Newmarket Second Spring Meeting, 1787, Blackcock beat Mr Hull's Drover, ( who broke down) 8st: each, two middle miles of B. C. 50gs : — 5 to 4 on Blackcock. In the same Meeting, at 6st 121b. He beat Mr Wyndham's Ulysses, 8st. 121b.
William Pick, R. Johnson, 1822
7
Patterns of Behavior: Konrad Lorenz, Niko Tinbergen, and the ...
Selous, “Blackcock,” Zoologist 14 (1910): 260–261, 263. 58. Selous, “Blackcock,” Zoologist 14 (1910): 55. 59. Selous, “Blackcock,” Zoologist 14 (1910): 257–258. 60. Selous, “Blackcock,” Zoologist 14 (1910): 261. 61. Selous, “Blackcock ...
Richard W. Burkhardt, 2005
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The Canadian Corps in World War I
Pipe band: blue Glengarry with blackcock's feathers) 237th Bn (American Legion) 15 July 1916; recruited mainly from US citizens in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island; into 97th Bn, 18 Sept 1916 238th Bn (Quebec) ...
Rene Chartrand, 2012
9
Watching Birds
At these meetinggrounds male Blackcock have three kinds of display—first, crowing and jumping, which appear to be a mutually-stimulating affair; secondly, the highly aggressive "rookooing" in which, to use Lack's description, "the male ...
James Fisher, 2010
10
The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
0 3 to 1 against Blackcock, 7 to 2 against Butcher, 4 to 1 against Wanota, and 10 to 1 each against Nautila and Defaulter. Won by two lengths ; a length each between the second and third ; Blucher was fourth. Lord Clifden's Sagacity, by Theon, ...
John William Carleton

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACKCOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blackcock is used in the context of the following news items.
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COUCH POTATO: Another fine mess at the National TV Awards
And with that, the filth floodgates opened on Winterwatch, alongside “viewers' photos of blackcock” and Strachan declaring: “Snow just makes ... «Sunderland Echo, Jan 15»
2
The top 10 culture holidays in Turkey
... the flowers growing here, white and Dalmatian pelicans, lammergeier, caucasian blackcock, scarlet rosefinch and eagles galore among birds ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
3
Who was the North East's Italian World War Two hero?
On January 18, 1945, during Operation Blackcock, Fusilier Dennis Donnini's platoon was ordered to attack the small village of Stein in Selfkant ... «ChronicleLive, Dec 14»
4
Book review: The World of Birds, by Jonathan Elphick is monumental
Admirable: A male Eurasian Black Grouse, or blackcock, Lyrurus tetrix, performs a "flutterjump" at a lek in Finland to impress watching females. «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
5
Queen Victoria?s Secret Scottish Sex Castle
... and it was “wonderful not seeing a single human being, not hearing a sound excepting that of the wind, or the call of the blackcock or grouse. «Daily Beast, Aug 14»
6
Falstone village bed and breakfast scoops top national award
They found it – in remote north Northumberland – at the Blackcock Country Inn in Falstone village, near Kielder Water. And, in the eight and a ... «The Journal, Mar 13»
7
Shoot black grouse 'to protect them' urges conservationist
... British sportsmen, perhaps we should acknowledge a demand from European hunters who want to shoot a trophy blackcock in full plumage. «Scotland on Sunday, Jul 12»
8
Canadian Kangaroo tanks bound for glory
First, the Kangaroos helped push the Wehrmacht out of southern Holland in January's Operation Blackcock. They then made their way north ... «Globe and Mail, Sep 11»
9
Dum Dum Girls are done getting high, now just falling asleep: Only …
Black Francis, a.k.a. Frank Black, a.k.a. Frankie Blacker, a.k.a. Frunkie Blackcock, has announced that he will be heading out on an acoustic ... «Tiny Mix Tapes, Jul 11»
10
Black grouse numbers down in Scotland, up in England and Wales
RSPB Abernethy nature reserve. Black grouse. Blackcock displaying at lek in dawn light. Credit Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com). «Wildlife Extra, Jan 09»

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