CUCKOO
NOUNS
► CLOCK BIRD a cuckoo → 1970 Amer. dial.
► CUCKOLD’S CHORISTER a cuckoo → 1592 obs.
► GUCK the cuckoo, Cuculus canorus → 19C Sc.
► IDLE a cuckoo → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SUCK-EGG a cuckoo; an animal that is reputed to suck eggs → 1851
► WEATHER BIRD a cuckoo → 1951 Amer. dial.
► WEATHER-PROPHET BIRD a cuckoo → 1951 Amer. dial.
► WEATHER VANE a cuckoo → 1951 Amer. dial.
► YEKE a cuckoo → c725 obs.
VERBS
► CUCK of a cuckoo: to make its characteristic call → 1599
► GALE of a cuckoo: to utter its peculiar note → c1205 obs.
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