GORCROW

Etymology

Noun

gorcrow (plural gorcrows)

(UK, dialect) The carrion crow.

Source: Wiktionary


Gor"crow`, n. Etym: [AS. gor dung, dirt. See Gore blood, dirt.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The carrion crow; -- called also gercrow. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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