throstlecock en · NOUN
Etymology
From throstle + cock.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| throstlecocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |