woodcock
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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