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noun, plural grouse, grous·es.

any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae. Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.

British. the red grouse.

Origin:
1525–35; origin uncertain

Related forms

grouse·less, adjective

grouse·like, adjective

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

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If you've had a less-than ideal-experience with a publisher, avoid the opportunity to grouse when speaking in public.

Inevitably, the biggest grouse involves money, and particularly the question of who raises and who spends it.

Heather is burned off legally on private land, to induce the growth of fresh shoots, which are eaten by sheep and red grouse.

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If you've had a less-than ideal-experience with a publisher, avoid the opportunity to grouse when speaking in public.

Inevitably, the biggest grouse involves money, and particularly the question of who raises and who spends it.

Heather is burned off legally on private land, to induce the growth of fresh shoots, which are eaten by sheep and red grouse.

The second grouse is that, even where fads lead to action, they often do more harm than good.

The park is also home to the capercaillie, the world's largest grouse.

People who grouse can't be held responsible for criminals who share their complaints.

Snowshoe hares and grouse also live in this ecoregion.

What fascinates me are those who accepted the life preserver and continue to grouse while it keeps them afloat.

Rare birds such as hazel grouse make their way through a thick understory of shrubs and plants.

There are always going to be quail on the left and grouse on the right.

Grouse populations have been under threat from worms and weather, and many wonder whether global warming is to blame.

Yet, subtract the grouse and the whole thing is dead.

However, resolution of the border dispute is a important concern and would remove the grouse on either side.

Spruce grouse are generally found singly or in small family groups.

They could grouse over a beer with likeminded colleagues.

Everest used to grouse a good deal about how hard his chair was on him.

They worry about the quality of online courses, say teaching them takes more effort, and grouse about insufficient support.

The mousse of wild grouse was deliciously rich and aromatic, and filled with earthy flavors.

And they'd grouse to one another about how they were being screwed over by the press.

Red grouse are one of the few birds to live on the moors year-round.

Residents in university towns grouse about traffic and litter generated by students.

The ptarmigan is a bird in the grouse family and chicks have.

Hunters speak of harvesting deer or ducks or grouse or rabbits.

They grouse about that, but it seems to work for them.

My grouse against her is for sharing the platform with a man who speaks in terms of two nation theory.

These writers catch trout, tarpon and bonefish and shoot antelope or deer, ducks or ruffed grouse.

They would say it with pride if they are from the north and with a good-natured grouse if they are from the south.

When norms change, you can always find old fogeys who grouse that things aren't the way they used to be.

But in blogs and other forums they grouse that they have to be at the airport early to get the best seats.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used without object)

to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.

noun

a complaint.

Origin:
1850–55; origin uncertain; compare grouch

Related forms

grous·er, noun

Synonyms
1. gripe, fret, fuss.

adjective Australian Slang.

excellent; great; wonderful.

Origin:
1940–45; origin uncertain

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Collins

World English Dictionary

grouse¹ (ɡraʊs)

—n , pl grouse, grouses
1.	black grouse See also red grouse any gallinaceous bird of the family Tetraonidae, occurring mainly in the N hemisphere, having a stocky body and feathered legs and feet. They are popular game birds

—*adj*
2.	slang (Austral), (NZ) excellent

[C16: of unknown origin]

'grouselike¹

—*adj*

grouse² (ɡraʊs)

—vb
1.	(intr) to grumble; complain

—n
2.	a persistent complaint

[C19: of unknown origin]

'grouser²

—n

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Word Origin & History

grouse

"bird," 1531, grows (pl., used collectively), of unknown origin, possibly from Latin or Welsh.

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grouse

"complain," 1887, British Army slang (first recorded by Kipling), of uncertain origin but perhaps from Norman Fr. dial. groucer, from O.Fr. groucier "to murmur, grumble," of imitative origin (cf. Gk. gru "a grunt," gruzein "to grumble").

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Slang Dictionary

grouse definition

[grɑʊs]

in.
to complain. : Paul is always grousing about something.
n.
a woman; women considered sexually. : Who's the grouse I saw you with last night?
in.
to neck; to pet and kiss. : They were grousing in the backseat the whole trip.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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