Corncrakes definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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It was noticed on the farms about the Chace in the springs of 1878 and 1879 that the corncrakes, which had formerly been so numerous and proclaimed their presence so loudly, were scarcely heard at all It is a little outside my subject, since it did not occur in the Chace, but the other day a friend was telling me how he had been hunted by bucks while riding a bicycle.

—Round About a Great Estate

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The other reason Ostrow Mazowiecka is memorable for me is that just before rejoining the main road on the far side of town I saw a pair of corncrakes in a field. — TravelPod.com Recent Updates
I have often heard, but never seen corncrakes before. — TravelPod.com Recent Updates
It was noticed on the farms about the Chace in the springs of 1878 and 1879 that the corncrakes, which had formerly been so numerous and proclaimed their presence so loudly, were scarcely heard at all It is a little outside my subject, since it did not occur in the Chace, but the other day a friend was telling me how he had been hunted by bucks while riding a bicycle. — Round About a Great Estate
I know that I--But judge for yourself The dramatis personć were corncrakes, neighbours of mine. — Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 21, 1920
Then landrails or corncrakes, and last, but not least, an occasional quail, are usually included in the bag. — A Cotswold Village