jucking time
/ˈdʒʌkɪŋ ˌtaɪm/
jucking time noun: early morning or late evening, when partridges crow.
Noun
jucking time
- Early morning or late evening, when partridges crow.
- Another method of discovering them is, by going to their haunts very early in the morning, or at the close of the evening, which is called the jucking-time.1795, Encyclopædia Britannica, page 792
- […] some are so ingenious they can do it by the Eye, only distinguishing their colour from the Earth; others by a Call, imitating their Notes at their Juking-time, which is usually in the Morning and in the Evening.1681, John Worlidge, Systema Agriculturae, page 249
- Synonyms:
- cockcrow
- The season of imitating crows to lure partridges out at such a time.
Synonyms of jucking time
Forms of jucking time
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Origin of jucking time
First attested in 1681 as juking-time. From juke, juck (“to crow”), of onomatopoeic origin, but probably also influenced by jug, jouk (“to perch, of partridges”). Compare chuck.
Words that rhyme with jucking time
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Questions about jucking time
- What does jucking time mean?
- Jucking time means early morning or late evening, when partridges crow.
- What part of speech is jucking time?
- Jucking time is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jucking time?
- Jucking time is pronounced /ˈdʒʌkɪŋ ˌtaɪm/.
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