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moorcock

(ˈmʊəˌkɒk; ˈmɔː-)
n
(Animals) the male of the red grouse
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Noun1.moorcock - male red grouse
Lagopus scoticus, moorbird, moor-bird, moorfowl, moorgame, red grouse - reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
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Your bed shall be the moorcock's, and your life shall be like the hunted deer's, and ye shall sleep with your hand upon your weapons.
The incident happened on Moorcock Close in Eston, where the victim, in his 30s, was found wounded on Friday.
In the US, he's best known for his graphic adaptation of Michael Moorcock's hit fantasy series, Elric, the Return to Melnibone, and his work for Heavy Metal, such as City of Flowers.
Ballard and Michael Moorcock. Chapters are based on a workshop held in March 2015 in London, UK.
A BOOK about the life of Gateshead illustrator James Cawthorn, whose work is revered by the likes of Michael Moorcock and Alan Moore, has been written by his sister.
Durham Constabulary says the car was driving towards Peterlee's Moorcock public house when the incident was reported last November 28.
Smoke was seen billowing across the hills after grass caught fire at Fence Nook, near the Moorcock Inn, on Halifax Road.
"We must say the support of the local farming community and the landlords of The Moorcock Inn were second-to-none.
Well-known examples of this challenge to McGrath's creative interaction thesis include Michael Moorcock's Behold the Man (1969); James Morrow's linked series Only Begotten Daughter (1990), Towing Jehovah (1994), Blameless in Abadon (1996), and Bible Stories for Adults (1996); Gardner Dozois, ed., Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs.
Lovecraft as well as New Worlds, Michael Moorcock's revolutionary magazine of New Wave British science fiction.
The Prince of Wales at Holmfirth was Back 'o Nook., The Volunteers at Underbank was The Top Shop and The Moorcock Inn at Greenfield was Bill 'o Jacks.