Grouse

n. sing. &	1.	(Zool.) Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonidæ, and subfamily Tetraoninæ, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans (Lagopus), having feathered feet.
v. i.	1.	To seek or shoot grouse.
	2.	To complain or grumble; as, employees grousing about their incompetent boss.

Noun	1.	grouse - flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
	2.	grouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
Verb	1.	grouse - hunt grouse
	2.	grouse - complain; "What was he hollering about?" Synonyms: beef, bellyache, gripe, squawk, holler, crab

Cornish hen, air a grievance, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, broiler, caille, canard, caneton, capon, chapon, chicken, clamor, complain, complaining, complaint, crab, croak, destructive criticism, dindon, dissent, duck, duckling, faisan, faultfinding, fowl, fret, fret and fume, fryer, fuss, goose, grievance, griping, groan, groaning, grouch, grousing, grumbling, grunt, guinea hen, holler, howl, kick, kicking, lodge a complaint, murmur, murmuring, oie, partridge, peeve, peevishness, pet peeve, petulance, pheasant, pigeon, pigeonneau, poulet, protest, quail, querulousness, raise a howl, register a complaint, roaster, scolding, sniping, squab, squawk, squawking, stewing chicken, take on, turkey, volaille, whining, wild duck, yap, yapping, yelp

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