5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head. [1913 Webster] {Pileated woodpecker} (Zool.), a large American woodpecker ({Ceophloeus pileatus}). It is black, with a bright red pointed crest. Called also {logcock}, and {woodcock}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Woodcock \Wood"cock`\, n. [AS. wuducoc.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The most important species are the European ({Scolopax rusticola}) and the American woodcock ({Philohela minor}), which agree very closely in appearance and habits. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: A simpleton. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] {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}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: woodcock n : game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: 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) [gaz-place]: 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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