ROCKETER

Etymology

Noun

rocketer (plural rocketers)

(hunting) A bird, especially a pheasant, which, being flushed, rises straight in the air like a rocket.

Source: Wiktionary


Rock"et*er, n. (Sporting)

Definition: A bird, especially a pheasant, which, being flushed, rises straight in the air like a rocket. [Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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