Dictionary entry

Jacksnipe

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Jack″snipe′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); — called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe. (b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); — called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.