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stock-dove
ˈstock-dove Forms: see stock n.1 and dove. Also 4–6 -dowe, 5 -dowef. [Cf. Flem. † stockduive (Kilian), G. stocktaube (= holztaube, hohltaube). Prob. so named as living in hollow trees. The conjecture that the name was given because this kind of pigeon was supposed to be the ‘stock’ or ancestral form...
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Stock dove
The stock dove or stock pigeon (Columba oenas) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons. It is widely distributed in the western Palearctic. Taxonomy
The stock dove was first formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Sy...
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unlistened
unˈlistened, ppl. a. (un-1 8, 8 c.)1787 Burns Death R. Dundas 31 Hark, injur'd Want recounts th' unlisten'd tale! 1793 Wordsw. Descr. Sketches 119 The thicket, where th' unlisten'd stock-dove coos. 1864 Pusey Lect. Daniel iii. 105 Noah was the unlistened-to preacher of righteousness during those 120...
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grunting
▪ I. grunting, vbl. n. (ˈgrʌntɪŋ) [f. grunt v. + -ing1.] The action of the vb. grunt; the uttering of a grunt; groaning.13.. Childh. Jesus 378 in Archiv Stud. neu. Spr. LXXIV. 332 Vn-to the owenne þane gane þay gaa, And thare-Ine herde þay gronntynge grete [of pigs]. c 1430 Hymns Virg. 83 Mi modir f...
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stoggie
▪ I. stoggie, n. dial. (ˈstɒgɪ) Also stoggy. [f. stog- in stogdoo Sc. var. of stockdove + -ie.] The stock-dove, Columba œnas.1864 Atkinson Prov. Names Birds s.v. 1890 J. Nicholson Folk-Lore E. Yorksh. 130 The stockdove..is locally known as a ‘stoggie’.▪ II. stoggie, a. Sc. and dial. (ˈstɒgɪ) Also st...
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coo
▪ I. coo, v. (kuː) [Imitative of the sound.] 1. intr. To make the soft murmuring sound or note characteristic of doves and pigeons.1670 Dryden Conq. Granada ii. i. ii, So, two kind turtles..sit alone, And coo, and harken to each other's moan. 1714 Gay Sheph. Week v. 29 As the Wood Pidgeon cooes with...
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wood-pigeon
ˈwood-ˌpigeon Any of the species of pigeon that live in woods, as the stock-dove, Columba œnas, and (now esp.) the ring-dove, C. palumbus.1668 Charleton Onomast. 77 Columbæ Cavernalis..the Stock-dove, or Wood Pidgeon. 1743 Shenstone Pastoral Ballad ii. v, I have found out a gift for my fair; I have ...
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dove
▪ I. dove, n. (dʌv) Forms: 3–4 duve, 4–5 dofe, douf(e, douff(e, dowfe, douve, dowve, doo, (5 doyf, 6 doffe), 4– dove, (Sc. 5– dow, doo, 6 dou). [OE. *dufe, not found (unless as first element in d{uacu}fe-doppa: see dive-dap); = OS. dûƀa, OFris. dûve (MDu. dûve, Du. duif). OHG. tûba, tûpa (MHG. tûbe,...
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rocker
▪ I. rocker1 (ˈrɒkə(r)) Also 5–6 rokker(e, 6 rok(k)ar. [f. rock v.1 + -er1.] 1. a. A nurse or attendant charged with the duty of rocking a child in the cradle. Now arch. or Obs. Also generally, one who rocks a cradle.14.. Lat. Eng. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 576 Crepundarius, a rokkere. Ibid. 577 Cunabulat...
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stock
▪ I. stock, n.1 (stɒk) Forms: 1 stocc, 1–4, 6 stoc, 2–7 stoke, 3–7 stocke, stok(ke, (5 ? stolke), 5–6 stokk, 7 Sc. stouk, 4– stock. pl. 3 stocken, 4 stockus, stokez, stokken, stokkus, stoukz, 4– 5 stokkez, 4–6 stockys, stokkes, 4–7 stockis, stok(k)is, 5–6 stokkys, 6 stokys, 7 stox. [OE. stoc(c masc....
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sand
▪ I. † sand, n.1 Obs. Forms: 1–2 sand, sond, 3–6 sand(e, sond(e, 3 saand, sund, 5 saande, sonnd, sound(e, soonde, sownde, 4–5 Sc. saynd(e. [OE. sand, sǫnd str. fem., f. OTeut. *sand- in *sandjan to send.] 1. The action of sending; that which is sent, a message, present; (God's) dispensation or ordin...
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