Definitions
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- noun reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
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Examples
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Every moor-bird called her name; every flower held the shyness of her face; the clouds of peaceful sunsets showed the glory of her hair, and the quiet, steadfast stars possessed the wonder of her eyes.
The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner James C. Welsh
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On which the heedless moor-bird sits, and whistles
Andromeda and Other Poems Charles Kingsley 1847
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