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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GORCOCK

Gor- (of unknown origin) + cock1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GORCOCK

gorcock  [ˈɡɔːˌkɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GORCOCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gorcock 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 GORCOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gorcock

Red grouse

The red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica, is a medium-sized bird of the grouse family which is found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland. It is usually classified as a subspecies of the willow ptarmigan but is sometimes considered to be a separate species, Lagopus scotica. It is also known as the moorfowl or moorbird. Red grouse eggs...

Definition of gorcock in the English dictionary

The definition of gorcock in the dictionary is the male of the red grouse.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GORCOCK


angekok
ˈæŋɡəˌkɒk
bawcock
ˈbɔːˌkɒk
bibcock
ˈbɪbˌkɒk
blackcock
ˈblækˌkɒk
dawcock
ˈdɔːˌkɒk
gamecock
ˈɡeɪmˌkɒk
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 GORCOCK

gor
gora
Gorakhpur
goral
Gorbachev
Gorbachov
Gorbals
gorbelly
gorblimey
gorcrow
Gordian knot
Gordimer
gordita
Gordon
Gordon Bennett
Gordon setter
gore
Gore-Tex
gored
gorehound

WORDS THAT END LIKE GORCOCK

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 gorcock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gorcock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GORCOCK

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The translations of gorcock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gorcock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gorcock
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gorcock
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gorcock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gorcock
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

gorcock
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

gorcock
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gorcock
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Translator English - Bengali

gorcock
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gorcock
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Translator English - Malay

Gorcock
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gorcock
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Translator English - Japanese

gorcock
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Translator English - Korean

gorcock
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Translator English - Javanese

Gorcock
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Translator English - Vietnamese

gorcock
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Translator English - Tamil

gorcock
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॉक्रॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gorcock
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gorcock
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gorcock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

gorcock
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gorcock
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

gorcock
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Translator English - Afrikaans

gorcock
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

gorcock
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

gorcock
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gorcock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GORCOCK»

The term «gorcock» is normally little used and occupies the 145.123 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GORCOCK» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GORCOCK»

Discover the use of gorcock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gorcock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Icelandic Sagas, Vol. III: The Orkneyingers Saga
A great battle arose at once, and in that battle fell Harold Sigurd's son. After theking's fall came Eystein gorcock from the ships,andtheearls,and made averyhard onslaught. That battlewas called the gorcock's storm or the gorcock's bout.
George W. Dasent, 2014
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Gloster Aircraft Company:
The second Gorcock, J7502, appeared almost identical except that its power unit was a 525 hp directdrive Lion VIII which caused problems with its inability to fire evenly throughout its twelve cylinders. However, a solution was found by using ...
Derek James, 2014
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A Dictionary in English and Bengalee; Translated from Todd's ...
যাহাতে মংস্য রখো বার ৷ Gorcock, n. s. পক্ষিবির্টুশষ I Gorcrow, 11- ৪- দাঁড় কাকৰিশেব. শবাহারি কাকৰিশেষ | Gord, n. s. I!fi'~'i13'fit"'fl' I Gordian, a. শক্ত. মৃন্ধিন. সূদুস্কর | Gore, 1:. s. Sax - শবারহইতে নির্গত নি৪সৃত বা পতিত রক্ত. ৰুম্মু ৰিত খোণিত. গ্যঢ় বা ...
Ram-Comul Sen, 1834
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Flying Magazine
The Gloster Gorcock was named for a male red grouse. The mechanical Gorcock was a biplane fighter with a 525-hp Lion engine and a reported top speed of 168 mph. Gloster also built the Grouse, the Gamecock and Grebe. The grebe ...
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The North British Review
Not so ; just at the last moment, up came the long looked- for relief from the ships, under Eystein the Gorcock. Both he and his men wore their byrnies, but the haste with which they had marched along that hot afternoon made them scarce fit for ...
Allan Freer, 1865
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The North British Review
fell on the foe for the second time. Tostig still led them bravely on, but at last he too fell in the thickest of the fight, and all seemed over. Not so; jnst at the last moment, up came the long looked-for relief from the ships, under Eystein the Gorcock.
‎1865
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The Modern Housewife: Or, Ménagère. Comprising Nearly One ...
303 Gorcock . 292 Water Rail 296 Grebes 297 Whimbrel 296 Grouse 292 Whim 294 Red 292 Wheatear 298 □White . 293 W hewer . 294 Wood . 293 Widgeons . 294 Gulls 297 Great Headed 294 Hares 299 Wild-duck 29S Half Birds 294 ...
Alexis Soyer, 1851
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The Birds of Scotland: With Other Poems
Red game, gorcock, moorcoclc—PENNANT, anwrcx, 8tc. Eight :puud :[rlrernirl'r rem—P. 12. l. 5. “ These birds pair in the spring, and lay from six to ten g cggs."— PENNANT. Slit, or dog, Or man, intrude “for! fur Heal domain, Slim: (lamouring.
James Grahame, 1807
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The Eclectic Review
I. The lark, partridge, gorcock, plover, snipe, yellow-hammer, red -breast, blackbird,* thrush, f- wren, linnet, chaffinch, J goldfinch, woodpigeon, || and fieldfare. II. Cuckoo, swallow, martin, eorncraik, III. Falcon, owl5 raven, cormorant, § eagle, ...
Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, 1806
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The Modern Housewife Or Ménagère: Comprising Nearly One ...
99? Soufllé . . . 339 Red-breasted . . 292 Fruit, Chartreuse of . . 354 Siberian . . 292 Crusts . . . 337 Solan . . . 292 Plane of . . ~ 333 Spurwinged . . 292 Rissolettes . . . 333 White-fronted . 292 Puddings . . . 351 Tree . . 292 Pies . . . . 352 Gorcock .
Alexis Soyer, 2013

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