land drake

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land drake - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gorse \Gorse\, n. [OE. & AS. gorst; perh. akin to E. grow,
     grass.] (Bot.)
     Furze. See Furze.
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           The common, overgrown with fern, and rough
           With prickly gorse.                      --Cowper.
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     Gorse bird (Zool.), the European linnet; -- called also
        gorse hatcher. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Gorse chat (Zool.), the winchat.
  
     Gorse duck, the corncrake; -- called also grass drake,
        land drake, and corn drake.
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