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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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   2. (Zool.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top
      of the head.
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   Pileated woodpecker (Zool.), a large American woodpecker
      (Ceophloeus pileatus). It is black, with a bright red
      pointed crest. Called also logcock, and woodcock.
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2. 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.
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   Note: The most important species are the European (Scolopax
         rusticola) and the American woodcock (Philohela
         minor), which agree very closely in appearance and
         habits.
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   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.
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   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.
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3. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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


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