grouse1
n.
(pl. same)
a medium-sized game bird with a plump body and feathered legs.
[
Lagopus lagopus (
red or
willow grouse) and other species.]
Etymology
C16: perh. rel. to med. L. gruta or to OFr. grue ‘crane’.
grouse2
v.
complain pettily; grumble.
n.
a grumble or petty complaint.
Derivative
Etymology
C19: of unknown origin; cf. grouch.
