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, grous′·ing
to complain; grumble
Etymology: orig. Brit army slang < ?
noun
a complaint
grouse² Related Forms
grouse Usage Examples
Object
moor: A big change is the spread of trees which seed naturally on to grouse moors.
Converse of object
- shoot: The right to shoot deer, to shoot grouse?
- drive: A former line of butts exists as evidence of driven grouse shooting in the past.
- include: Peaceful secluded spot, excellent bird watching including black grouse.
- see: This morning I didn't see a single grouse.
- have: I have no grouse with those supporters who want to see a striker signed.
Adjective modifier
- Red: Red grouse is recorded from some of the heaths.
- Black: Black grouse The range of habitats on the site appears to offer suitable conditions for black grouse.
- black: The trees along the moorland edges are trimmed to allow the black grouse better access to the cover of the forest.
- red: Red grouse usually seen on heather moorland, red grouse are plump birds with reddish brown plumage.
- young: With torrential rain during May at the critical time for young grouse many broods were simply washed away completely or saw high losses.
- few: We have a few grouse; and which are considerably larger in size than upon the Grampians.
Modifies a noun
- moor: The economy in Scotland, where many grouse moors are located, is boosted by £ 17 million per year.
- shooting: Some areas of heather moorland were formerly managed for grouse shooting.
- butt: In the first simulated grouse shoot of its kind, guests shot clays from a line of eight stone grouse butts.
- shoot: Harvest on the farms, grouse shoots on the hills.
- population: In Moray, moorland has principally been managed to maintain red grouse populations for their sporting value.
- habitat: Fragmentation of black grouse habitat often leads to small populations which are unlikely to persist.
Noun used with modifier
willow: The effect of hunting on willow grouse Lagopus lagopus movements.
Present participle complement
shoot: Should there be timber cutting, or grouse shooting on a particular moor, the information will appear under this heading.
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