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noun, plural grouse, grous·es.
1.
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae. Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
2.
British. the red grouse.
Origin:
1525–35; origin uncertain
1525–35; origin uncertain
Related forms
grouse·less, adjective
grouse·like, adjective
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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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 | |
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Word Origin & History
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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grouse definition[grɑʊs]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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