grouse
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable) Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles.Examples: "Among fowls for the table [of King Henry VIII] are crocards, winders, runners, grows, and peions, but neither Turky or Guiney-fowl."; "Looke to 't, young growſe: Ile lay it on, and ſure; / Take 't off who's wull."; "The shy black grouse, “with an eye on every feather,” can only thrive in vast, absolutely undisturbed heath and moorlands. Therefore, unfortunately, there are not too many black grouse."Synonyms: moorbird, moorcock, moorfowlcountable
2. (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.uncountable
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To hunt or shoot grouse.intransitive
verb (English)
1. (intransitive, originally military slang, informal) To complain or grumble.Examples: "If you're cast for fatigue by a sergeant unkind, Don't grouse like a woman, nor crack on, nor blind; Be handy and civil, and then you will find That it's beer for the young British soldier."; "Grouse away!" he growled. "If grousin' made a man happy, you'd be the champion.""informalintransitive
noun (English)
1. (informal) A cause for complaint; a grumble.informal
adj (English)
1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Excellent.Examples: "I had a grouse day."; "That food was grouse."; "Real grouse birthday this. First time he's had a party."Synonyms: ace, admirable, awe-inspiring, awesome, bang on, bang-up, based, beneshipAntonyms: excellent, good, great, positive, superiorAustraliaNew-Zealandslang
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