Woodcock

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.
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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 [gcide]:

  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 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