St Grouse's Day

St Grouse's Day
[snt'grausɪzdeɪ]
шутл.
день свято́го те́терева (12 августа; начало популярного в аристократических кругах сезона охоты на тетеревов)
от grouse - граус, шотландский тетерев

English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь). 2014.

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