Gorse (?), n. [OE. & AS. gorst; perh. akin to E. grow, grass.] (Bot.) Furze. See Furze.
The common, overgrown with fern, and rough
With prickly gorse. Cowper.
Gorse bird(Zoöl.), the European linnet; — called also gorse hatcher. — Gorse chat(Zoöl.), the winchat. — Gorse duck, the corncrake; — called also grass drake, land drake, and corn drake.