PEACOCK
NOUNS
1602 ► PAIOCKE a peacock → obs.
1693 ► FRANTLING the noise made by peacocks → obs.
1790 ► GANNY a peacock → Eng. dial.
1942 ► BIRD OF JUNO the peacock → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1300 ► YAWL to cry out loudly from pain, grief, or distress; also said of the howling of dogs, the ‘wauling’ of cats, the screaming of peacock→ obs. exc. Eng. dial.