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bidcock

bidcock noun: synonym of water rail.

Noun

bidcock (plural bidcocks)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Synonym of water rail.
    • […] bidcock, the redshank, the bittern and the wild goose.1868, William Henry Wheeler, A History of the Fens of South Lincolnshire
    Synonyms:
    water rail

Synonyms of bidcock

Forms of bidcock

pluralbidcocks

Questions about bidcock

What does bidcock mean?
Bidcock means synonym of water rail.
What part of speech is bidcock?
Bidcock is a noun.
What is the plural of bidcock?
The plural of bidcock is bidcocks.

Words near bidcock in the dictionary

  1. bidars
  2. Bidart
  3. Bidayuh
  4. Bidayuhs
  5. Bidborough
  6. bidcock
  7. bidcocks
  8. biddability
  9. biddable
  10. biddableness
  11. biddably

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