woodcock

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
woodcock
    n 1: game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pileate \Pi"le*ate\, Pileated \Pi"le*a`ted\, a. [L. pileatus,
   fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.]
   1. Having the form of a cap for the head.
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   2. (Zool.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top
      of the head.
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   {Pileated woodpecker} (Zool.), a large American woodpecker
      ({Ceophloeus pileatus}). It is black, with a bright red
      pointed crest. Called also {logcock}, and {woodcock}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Woodcock \Wood"cock`\, n. [AS. wuducoc.]
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   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of long-billed
      limicoline birds belonging to the genera {Scolopax} and
      {Philohela}. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits,
      and are highly esteemed as game birds.
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   Note: The most important species are the European ({Scolopax
         rusticola}) and the American woodcock ({Philohela
         minor}), which agree very closely in appearance and
         habits.
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   2. Fig.: A simpleton. [Obs.]
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            If I loved you not, I would laugh at you, and see
            you
            Run your neck into the noose, and cry, "A woodcock!"
                                                  --Beau. & Fl.
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   {Little woodcock}.
      (a) The common American snipe.
      (b) The European snipe.

   {Sea woodcock fish}, the bellows fish.

   {Woodcock owl}, the short-eared owl ({Asio brachyotus}).

   {Woodcock shell}, the shell of certain mollusks of the genus
      {Murex}, having a very long canal, with or without spines.
      

   {Woodcock snipe}. See under {Snipe}.
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from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Woodcock, PA (borough, FIPS 86160)
  Location: 41.75360 N, 80.08431 W
  Population (1990): 148 (56 housing units)
  Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Woodcock, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
   Population (2000):    146
   Housing Units (2000): 57
   Land area (2000):     0.561118 sq. miles (1.453290 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.561118 sq. miles (1.453290 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            86160
   Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
   Location:             41.754726 N, 80.084569 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Woodcock, PA
    Woodcock
    

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