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land rail

land rail

noun

  1. another name for corncrake
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of land rail1

First recorded in 1760–70
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From those meadows came the voices of land rails; bitterns were calling in the distant reeds.

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Snipes and land rails are dressed exactly in the same manner as woodcocks, but only require a shorter time in roasting.

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