Woodcock, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 146
Housing Units (2000): 57
Land area (2000): 0.561118 sq. miles (1.453290 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.561118 sq. miles (1.453290 sq. km)
FIPS code: 86160
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 41.754726 N, 80.084569 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Woodcock, PA Woodcock

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Pileate \Pi"le*ate\, Pileated \Pi"le*a`ted\, a. [L. pileatus, fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.]

1. Having the form of a cap for the head. [1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head. [1913 Webster]

Pileated woodpecker (Zool.), a large American woodpecker (Ceophloeus pileatus). It is black, with a bright red pointed crest. Called also logcock, and woodcock. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Woodcock \Wood"cock`\, n. [AS. wuducoc.]

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1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of long-billed limicoline birds belonging to the genera Scolopax and Philohela. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits, and are highly esteemed as game birds. [1913 Webster]

Note: The most important species are the European (Scolopax rusticola) and the American woodcock (Philohela minor), which agree very closely in appearance and habits. [1913 Webster]

2. Fig.: A simpleton. [Obs.]

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If I loved you not, I would laugh at you, and see you Run your neck into the noose, and cry, "A woodcock!" --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

Little woodcock.
   (a) The common American snipe.
   (b) The European snipe.

Sea woodcock fish, the bellows fish.

Woodcock owl, the short-eared owl (Asio brachyotus).

Woodcock shell, the shell of certain mollusks of the genus Murex, having a very long canal, with or without spines.

Woodcock snipe. See under Snipe. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

woodcock

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Woodcock \Wood"cock`\, n. [AS. wuducoc.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of long-billed limicoline birds belonging to the genera Scolopax and Philohela. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits, and are highly esteemed as game birds.

Note: The most important species are the European (Scolopax rusticola) and the American woodcock (Philohela minor), which agree very closely in appearance and habits.

2. Fig.: A simpleton. [Obs.]

If I loved you not, I would laugh at you, and see you Run your neck into the noose, and cry, ``A woodcock!'' --Beau. & Fl.

Little woodcock.
   (a) The common American snipe.
   (b) The European snipe.

Sea woodcock fish, the bellows fish.

Woodcock owl, the short-eared owl (Asio brachyotus).

Woodcock shell, the shell of certain mollusks of the genus Murex, having a very long canal, with or without spines.

Woodcock snipe. See under Snipe.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)