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grouselike

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grouse

1  [grous]
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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; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
grouseless, adjective
grouselike, adjective
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Slang Dictionary
grouse [grɑʊs]

  1. in.
    to complain. : Paul is always grousing about something.
  2. n.
    a woman; women considered sexually. : Who's the grouse I saw you with last night?
  3. 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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Word Origin & History

grouse  (n.)
"bird," 1531, grows (pl., used collectively), of unknown origin, possibly from Latin or Welsh.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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