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woodcock

The correct spelling is woodcock.

How to pronounce woodcock

noun

IPA: /ˈwʊd.kɒk/

Say it like: Woo-dco-k

The correct spelling is woodcock. Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.
  2. 2.A simpleton.

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