Definition of Blackcocks

1. Noun. (plural of blackcock) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blackcocks

1. blackcock [n] - See also: blackcock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blackcocks

blackbuck
blackbucks
blackburnian warbler
blackcap
blackcap raspberry
blackcaps
blackcent
blackcents
blackchin
blackchins
blackcoat
blackcoats
blackcock
blackcocks (current term)
blackcurrant
blackcurrants
blackdamp
blackdamps
blacke-saint
blacke sanctus
blacke santis
blacke santus
blacke saunts
blacked
blacken
blacken out
blackened
blackener

Literary usage of Blackcocks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"In Scotland, say, the fortunate may perhaps witness a gathering of blackcocks at break of day early in the breeding season. The birds assemble in some open ..."

2. Selections from the Household Books of the Lord William Howard of Naworth Castle by William Howard, George Ornsby (1878)
"Fee, ij3. Woodcocks 19, iiij'. ixd. 18 plovers, vj3. 4 blackcocks, ijs. ... 2 blackcocks more ..."

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