grouse
grouse1 definition
grouse (gro̵us)
noun pl. grouse
any of a family (Tetraonidae) of gallinaceous game birds with a round, plump body, feathered legs, feather-covered nostrils, and mottled feathers, as the ruffed grouse or sage grouse
Etymology: Early ModE < ?
grouse2 definition
grouse (gro̵us)
intransitive verb groused, grousing grous′·ing
to complain; grumble
Etymology: orig. Brit army slang < ?
noun
a complaint
Related Forms:
- grouser grous′er noun
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