grouse : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: grouse	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for grouse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grouse n flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet v hunt grouse complain; "What was he hollering about?" Synonym(s): gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grouse \Grouse\, v. i. To seek or shoot grouse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grouse \Grouse\, n. sing. & pl. [Prob. after the analogy of mouse, mice, fr. the earlier grice, OF. griesche meor hen: cf. F. piegri[8a]che shrike.] (Zo[94]l.) Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family {Tetraonid[91]}, and subfamily {Tetraonin[91]}, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans ({Lagopus}), having feathered feet. Note: Among the European species are the red grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}) and the hazel grouse ({Bonasa betulina}). See {Capercaidzie}, {Ptarmigan}, and {Heath grouse}. Among the most important American species are the ruffed grouse, or New England partridge ({Bonasa umbellus}); the sharp-tailed grouse ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}) of the West; the dusky blue, or pine grouse ({Dendragapus obscurus}) of the Rocky Mountains; the Canada grouse, or spruce partridge ({D. Canadensis}). See also {Prairie hen}, and {Sage cock}. The Old World sand grouse ({Pterocles}, etc.) belong to a very different family. See {Pterocletes}, and {Sand grouse}.