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In her girlish age she kept sheep on the
moor.

2. A game preserve consisting of
moorland.

Moor buzzard (Zoöl.), the marsh
harrier. [Prov. Eng.] -- Moor coal
(Geol.), a friable variety of lignite. --
Moor cock (Zoöl.), the male of the
moor fowl or red grouse of Europe. -- Moor
coot. (Zoöl.) See Gallinule. --
Moor fowl. (Zoöl.) (a)
The European ptarmigan, or red grouse (Lagopus
Scoticus). (b) The European heath
grouse. See under Heath. -- Moor game.
(Zoöl.) Same as Moor fowl (above). --
Moor grass (Bot.), a tufted perennial
grass (Sesleria cærulea), found in mountain pastures of
Europe. -- Moor hawk (Zoöl.),
the marsh harrier. -- Moor hen.
(Zoöl.) (a) The female of the moor
fowl.


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