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grass drake

Gorse \Gorse\, n. [OE. & AS. gorst; perh. akin to E. grow, grass.] (Bot.) Furze. See Furze.

The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse.
--Cowper.

Gorse bird (Zo["o]l.), the European linnet; -- called also gorse hatcher. [Prov. Eng.]

Gorse chat (Zo["o]l.), the winchat.

Gorse duck, the corncrake; -- called also grass drake, land drake, and corn drake.