Meanings
nounbidcock (plural bidcocks)
plural bidcocks
- UKdialectalSynonym of water rail.
[…] bidcock, the redshank, the bittern and the wild goose.
1868, William Henry Wheeler, A History of the Fens of South LincolnshireSynonyms: water rail
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of water rail.
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