Definition of Gorcocks

1. Noun. (plural of gorcock) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gorcocks

1. gorcock [n] - See also: gorcock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gorcocks

gora
goracco
goral
gorals
goramies
goramy
goras
gorbellies
gorbelly
gorblimey
gorblimy
gorce
gorceixite
gorces
gorcock
gorcocks (current term)
gorcrow
gorcrows
gordaite
gordiacea
gordiaceous
gordian
gordita
gorditas
gordius
gordonite
gore
gorebill
gorebills
gored

Literary usage of Gorcocks

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

1. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1839)
"... gorcocks thro' the heather pass, There wons auld Colin's bonnie lass, A lily in a wilderness. Sae sweetly moves her genty limbs, Like music notes o' ..."

2. The Scottish Songs by Robert Chambers (1829)
"Full ninety winters hae I seen, And piped where gorcocks whirring flew; And mony a day ye've danced, I ween, To lilts which frae my drone I blew. ..."

3. The Life of Sir David Wilkie: With His Journals, Tours, and Critical Remarks by Allan Cunningham, Peter Cunningham (1843)
"He is a hale weather-beaten old man, more conversant with country than with town, and has piped more where " gorcocks flew," than where the lute sounded: ..."

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