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throstlecock

throstlecock noun: the male throstle.

Noun

throstlecock (plural throstlecocks)

  1. The male throstle.
    • The wind so whirled a weathercock
      He could not hold his tail up;
      The frost so nipped a throstlecock,
      He could not snap a snail up.1962, J.R.R. Tolkien, “When Winter first begins to bite”, in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

Forms of throstlecock

pluralthrostlecocks

Origin of throstlecock

From throstle + cock.

Questions about throstlecock

What does throstlecock mean?
Throstlecock means the male throstle.
What part of speech is throstlecock?
Throstlecock is a noun.
What is the plural of throstlecock?
The plural of throstlecock is throstlecocks.

Words near throstlecock in the dictionary

  1. throscids
  2. Throsk
  3. throstell
  4. throstells
  5. throstle
  6. throstlecock
  7. throstlecocks
  8. throstles
  9. throte
  10. throtes
  11. throtteen

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