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grouse 1, noun (oh)




[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Latin gruta, name of a type of bird hunted for food]
[U and C] plural grouse
a small bird that is hunted and shot for food and sport, or the flesh of this bird
::the grouse shooting season
::roast grouse
[C] informal a complaint
::His main grouse is that he isn't paid enough.