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shrillcock

shrillcock noun: the mistle thrush.

Noun

shrillcock (plural shrillcocks)

  1. (UK, regional) The mistle thrush

Forms of shrillcock

pluralshrillcocks

Questions about shrillcock

What does shrillcock mean?
Shrillcock means the mistle thrush.
What part of speech is shrillcock?
Shrillcock is a noun.
What is the plural of shrillcock?
The plural of shrillcock is shrillcocks.

Words near shrillcock in the dictionary

  1. shriketits
  2. shrikhand
  3. shrikhands
  4. shrill
  5. Shrillary
  6. shrillcock
  7. shrilled
  8. shriller
  9. shrillest
  10. shrilling
  11. shrillingly

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