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moorfowl

/moor-foul/US // ˈmʊərˌfaʊl //UK // (ˈmʊəˌfaʊl, ˈmɔː-) //

牧羊人,牧羊犬,泊来品,慕容复

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural moor·fowls, moor·fowl.Chiefly British.

    • : the red grouse.

Examples

  • From him I learned the story many years before he was either a publican, or a guide, except to moorfowl shooters.

  • In the same way moorfowl means, not a moor that is connected with a fowl, but a fowl that is connected with a moor.

  • We had a moorfowl and mutton-chops for dinner, well cooked, and a reasonable charge.

  • The young of moorfowl, larks, pipits, and summer snipe constitute its food on the fells.

  • The moorfowl does not cry there, the coney has no habitation.