storm-cock

noun

C18: so called because it was believed to give forewarning of bad weather

The air was fresh and keen, squirrels jumped about in the trees, and the storm-cock sang blithely.

He straddles his legs, hunches his knife behind him, and whistles like a storm-cock through a sleet-shower.

The notes of a storm-cock held him, calling in an elm; again he wondered.

The storm-cock used to be abundant in Gairloch, and built generally in oak trees.

I wonder if any brave bird pipes to you as my storm-cock to me?

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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