Roding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Roding is a noun meaning (ornithology) The mating display of the male woodcock, consisting of a patrolling flight around its territory.
Meaning
(ornithology) The mating display of the male woodcock, consisting of a patrolling flight around its territory.
More Meanings
- (nautical, countable) A small boat's anchor line.
- present participle and gerund of rode
Example Sentences
Three boats found their rodings fouled by these reckless mid-sea hunters, and were towed half a mile ere their horses shook the line free.
Word Forms
- rodings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pole, gat, perch, birdsong, song, rookery.
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