snow-cock
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of snowcock.
Example Sentences
- "Another species of Snow-cock occasionally obtained by Indian sportsmen is Tetraogallus tibetanus, Gould, figured in the Birds of Asia, pt. V., pl. 4; but as it has not, I believe, been procured on this side of the Snowy range, I shall only briefly describe it without giving it a place among the Birds of India."
- "A party which ascended the highest peak (Seetaram, 15,000 feet) a week ago, came across a brood of Snow-Cock, and captured all the chicks (nine I think), but later released them."