JACKSNIPES

Noun

jacksnipes

plural of jacksnipe

Source: Wiktionary


JACKSNIPE

Jack"snipe`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe. (b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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