The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gorse duck
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.