Reverse Dictionary: PEACOCK

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.