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timberdoodle (tim-ber-DOOD-l, TIM-ber-dood-l) - n., the North American woodcock.


timberdoodle just doodling along
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That is, a wading bird (Scolopax minor) related to 7 other Eurasian species of woodcocks, of the sandpiper family. Also called bogsucker (another snickername) and hokumpoke (not finding an etymology for that one). The name apparently comes from timber as in woodlands, as they're often found there + doodle in the sense of cock, male bird.

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Date: 2023-12-06 03:40 pm (UTC)
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This might be of interest to the [community profile] common_nature crew...

Date: 2023-12-07 05:00 am (UTC)
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Another possible interpretation of the word “timberdoodle” occurred to me--and any crack canine crossbreed conceivable has at least been attempted by some dog breeder somewhere.

https://www.reddit.com/r/poodles/comments/yi7x3j/the_mysterious_poowolf/

https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Puwo?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

https://wyrmracks.tumblr.com/post/129291395164/first-generation-poodle-wolf-hybrids-or-puwos

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