Толковый словарь английского языка - grouse
Grouse
grouse
I. noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1531 any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds, II. intransitive verb (~d; grousing) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1887 complain , grumble , ~r noun III. noun Date: 1918 complaint
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1. n. (pl. same) 1 any of various game-birds of the family Tetraonidae, with a plump body and feathered legs. 2 the flesh of a grouse used as food. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. uncert. 2. v. & n. colloq. --v.intr. grumble or complain pettily. --n. a complaint. Derivatives grouser n. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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