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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

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