имя существительное 1) [зоология] вальдшнеп 2) [устаревшее] простак, простофиля
noun (plural woodcocks) 1. or plural woodcock a widespread Old World woodland game bird (Scolopax rusticola) of the sandpiper family that has a long bill and large eyes; also a smaller related woodland game bird (S. minor syn. Philohela minor) of eastern North America 2. [from the ease with which the woodcock is snared] archaic simpleton