Also 7 iude, iuge-, iug-, 9 jedcock. [app. for judge-cock from its black crown compared to the judge’s black cap.] A name for the Jack Snipe.
1621. Naworth Househ. Bks. (Surtees), 168–9. Snipes and iude-cocks … 6 iuge cocks … Iugcocks.
1678. Ray, Willughby’s Ornith., 291. The Gid or Jack-Snipe or Judcock.
1839. Stonehouse, Axholme, 65. There were … judcocks, snipes, ruffs, and godwits.
1885. Swainson, Prov. Names Birds, 193. Jack Snipe … Also called Jedcock, Jid, or Judcock.
