The field book : or, Sports and pastimes of the United kingdom ; compiled from the best authorities, ancient and modern (1833)
Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton), 1792-1850 · London : E. Wilson · leaf 255
e cartilage itself, which it was impossible toreach or to remove. Groom, s. A servant that takes care of the stable. Groove, s. A deep cavern or hollow ; a channel or hollow cut with a tool.Gross, a. Thick, corpulent; inelegant; coarse, rough, opposite to delicate.Ground-bait, s. A bait made of… … The Wood Grouse, Cock of the Wood,or Capercalzie—( Tetrao urogallus, Linn.LegrandCoqde Bruyere, Buff.)—This birdis as large as the turkey, is about two feet nineinches in length, and weighs from twelve tofifteen pounds. The bill is very strong, con-vex, and of a horn colour; over each eye thereis a…
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