Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The American woodcock, Philohela minor.

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  • noun The American woodcock (Scolopax minor)

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Examples

  • A 19 year old guy, when asked for the more common name of a bird that is also known as a timberdoodle, wood snipe, bog sucker, and night partridge, couldn't come up with the answer.

    saru-san Diary Entry saru-san 2004

  • Also called timberdoodle, woody and bog snipe, they're classified shorebirds but live in the woods and are most active at night.

    post-gazette.com - News 2009

  • I met a police officer that works the canine unit in Albany last year that invited me to hunt some of his fine timberdoodle land he said it looks like the forest floor is comeing up like a huge quail covey.

    Doggone Good! 2009

  • I met a police officer that works the canine unit in Albany last year that invited me to hunt some of his fine timberdoodle land he said it looks like the forest floor is comeing up like a huge quail covey.

    Doggone Good! 2009

  • All Comments from KingFisher907 wrote 36 weeks 6 days ago congrats timberdoodle! even though I was FIRST

    "Far Out" Island Fishing 2009

  • Yes | No | Report from KingFisher907 wrote 36 weeks 6 days ago congrats timberdoodle! even though I was FIRST

    "Far Out" Island Fishing 2009

  • Late winter is the time for the annual courtship display of the American woodcock, a.k.a. timberdoodle.

    unknown title 2009

  • timberdoodle: When the U.S. goes into a depression the GOP will

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

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  • Nickname for the American woodcock. See also: bogsucker.

    March 6, 2007

  • This should be what it's called when you carve into a tree trunk.

    June 11, 2009

  • But wouldn't that be timbercarve?

    June 11, 2009