heath cock

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heeth kok]
- /hiθ kɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heeth kok]
- /hiθ kɒk/

Definitions of heath cock words

noun heath cock the male of the black grouse. 1
noun heath cock blackcock 0

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Origin of heath cock

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90

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Parts of speech for Heath cock

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heath cock

heath cock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heath cock usage trend in Literature

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