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A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe.

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  1. n. A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe.
  2. n. A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
  3. n. a small short-billed Old World snipe
  4. n. American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
  5. (a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe. (b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
  6. n. a small short-billed Old World snipe