Sentences with phrase «use hunting woodcocks»

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The smaller «cockers» hunted woodcock while the larger littermates were used to flush, or «spring,» game.

Until the late 19th century, these were basically the same breed, with the smaller members of a litter used for woodcock hunting.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th century in Britain, smaller dogs in the same litter would be used to hunt woodcock; they were called «cockers.»

The smaller ones were used for woodcock hunting, while the larger ones were used to help «spring» the larger game.»

Cocker Spaniels have long been used as a hunting dogs for a game bird called woodcock.

The word cocker is commonly held to stem from their use to hunt woodcock in England.

While the larger spaniels where used for springing game, the smaller Cocker was used for hunting in the dense bushes for woodcock — this is how the name «Cocker» came about.